bouline

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English bouline, bawelyne (modern English bowline), from Middle Low German bōlīne or Middle Dutch boechlijne, from boeg (“ship's bow”) + lijn (“line”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.lin/
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Noun

bouline f (plural boulines)

(nautical) bowline
Synonym: nœud de chaise

Descendants

→ Catalan: bolina
→ Italian: bolina
→ Spanish: bolina

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

“bouline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

unilobé

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