birne

[ bir-nuh ]

noun

1. boule ¹( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of birne¹

< German: literally, pear

Example Sentences

In the afternoons you will find me in the coffee-house opposite the "Goldene Birne."

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The person whose address Schaunard took was an Englishman, named Birne.

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Mr. Birne had made no use of the tickets, and the ten boxes had remained vacant.

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Mr. Birne bathed there everyday, descending into it by an opening made in the upper panel of the center door.

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Mr. Birne stopped firing, but a week after, Dolores found it was raining in her room.

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