Rambouillet

[ ram-boo-ley; French rahn-boo-ye ]

noun

1. one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.

Rambouillet

¹

/ rɑ̃bujɛ; ˈræmbʊˌleɪ; ˈrɒmbʊˌjeɪ /

noun

1. a fine-woolled merino-like breed of sheep

Rambouillet

²

/ rɑ̃bujɛ /

noun

1. a town in N France, in the Yvelines department: site of the summer residence of French presidents. Pop: 24 758 (1999)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rambouillet¹

First recorded in 1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed

Word History and Origins

Origin of Rambouillet¹

C19: from Rambouillet ¹

Example Sentences

Soon after Rambouillet, the Ford administration softened its opposition to helping New York City.

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When the King held his court at Rambouillet, a curtain only separated his chamber and the levee-room.

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What would not English taste have effected with the capabilities of Rambouillet?

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In this conversation, after a long but not wearisome journey, we reached Rambouillet.

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The first person who gave a marked impulse to what we call society was the Marquise de Rambouillet, in the seventeenth century.

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She adopted the customs of the Hôtel de Rambouillet,--certain rules which good society has since observed.

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