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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baumé¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Seeing the Sainte-Baume relic three years later was like seeing a dear friend.

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Father Thomas Michelet, having accompanied the reliquary from Sainte-Baume to New York, was surprised by the turnout.

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Three winters ago, during my pilgrimage to Sainte-Baume, I crossed an ocean to visit these relics in their permanent home.

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In 2006, I traveled to France to visit the Sainte-Baume Grotto.

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A physician writes asking for the formula of Baume Analgsique Bengu.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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He got into a carriage with me, and I told the coachman to take us to the "Ste. Baume" inn.

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I prefer Mademoiselle la Baume le Blanc's society to that of any one else.

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Mlle. de la Baume le Blanc de la Valliere; she is already maid of honor to the dowager princess.

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