bombe

¹

[ bom, bomb; French bawnb ]

noun

, plural bombes [bomz, bombz, baw, n, b].

1. a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.

bombé

²

[ bom-bey; French bawn-bey ]

adjective

, Furniture.

1. curving or swelling outward.

bombe

¹

/ bɒmb /

noun

1. Also calledbombe glacée a dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard, cake crumbs, etc
2. a mould shaped like a bomb in which this dessert is made

bombé

²

/ bɒmˈbeɪ; bɔ̃be /

adjective

1. (of furniture) having a projecting swollen shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombe¹

1890–95; < French: literally, bomb, from its shape

Origin of bombe²

1900–05; < French: literally, rounded like a bomb ( bombe bomb + -é adj. suffix < Latin -ātus -ate ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombe¹

C19: from French, literally: bomb ; from its rounded shape

Origin of bombe²

French, literally: bomb-shaped, from bombe bomb

Example Sentences

The bombé forehead is characteristic of hydrocephaly, but may occur also in the scaphoid cranium.

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