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bourette

bourette noun: a slubby yarn or fabric made of silk waste.

Noun

bourette (uncountable)

  1. A slubby yarn or fabric made of silk waste.

Origin of bourette

Borrowed from French bourrette.

Questions about bourette

What does bourette mean?
Bourette means a slubby yarn or fabric made of silk waste.
What part of speech is bourette?
Bourette is a noun.

Words near bourette in the dictionary

  1. bourdonnée
  2. bourdons
  3. bourds
  4. bourek
  5. bourekas
  6. bourette
  7. Bourey
  8. bourg
  9. Bourg-en-Bresse
  10. Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  11. Bourgault

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