Baumé

[ boh-mey, boh-mey ]

noun
  1. Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.

adjective
  1. pertaining to, noting, or calibrated according to a Baumé scale.

Origin of Baumé

1
First recorded in 1835–45

Words Nearby Baumé

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How to use Baumé in a sentence

  • When he passed through the streets of Baume-les-Dames, his appearance was the signal for jests innumerable.

    Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille Flammarion
  • He got into a carriage with me, and I told the coachman to take us to the "Ste. Baume" inn.

    The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • I prefer Mademoiselle la Baume le Blanc's society to that of any one else.

    Louise de la Valliere | Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • Mlle. de la Baume le Blanc de la Valliere; she is already maid of honor to the dowager princess.

    Ten Years Later | Alexandre Dumas, Pere