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bombé

UK/ˈbɒmbeɪ/

bombé adjective: featuring a protruding convex bulge.

Adjective

bombé (not comparable)

  1. (especially) Featuring a protruding convex bulge.
    • The bombé writing-desk had brass inlay and a marble top, a Bartlett print of Lord Byron's Childe Harold hung above the pristine twin beds.1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 283

Origin of bombé

Borrowed from French bombé.

Words that rhyme with bombé

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Questions about bombé

What does bombé mean?
Bombé means featuring a protruding convex bulge.
What part of speech is bombé?
Bombé is an adjective.
How do you pronounce bombé?
Bombé is pronounced /ˈbɒmbeɪ/ (UK).

Words near bombé in the dictionary

  1. bombylious
  2. bombyx
  3. bombyxes
  4. bombyxin
  5. bombyxins
  6. bombé
  7. BOMDAS
  8. bomdong
  9. Bomen
  10. Bomer
  11. Bomers

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