bouche

¹

[ boosh ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a curved indentation in an upper corner of a jousting shield, serving as a lance rest: used from the 14th to the 17th century.

Bouché

²

[ boo-shey ]

noun

1. Louis, 1896–1969, U.S. painter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouche¹

< French phrase à bouche literally, with (a) mouth, said of a notched shield. See bouchée