Boileau

British  

/ bwalo /

noun

1. Nicolas (nikɔlɑ). full name Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux . 1636–1711, French poet and critic; author of satires, epistles, and L'Art poétique (1674), in which he laid down the basic principles of French classical literature

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The signature in the upper right of the picture was deciphered using AI and specialists at the auction house Lyon & Turnbull were able to confirm the artist as Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Bee Boileau, research economist at the IFS and an author of the report, says some are back with parents owing to a financial shock, but many simply can't afford to live independently.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2025

But he did learn, and eventually wrote a cookbook, “Baking Goals,” which is focused on home baking and offers the family recipes he learned from Boileau and her mother.

From New York Times ● May 9, 2022

“Marc Boileau slides the puck up to Guyle Fielder … he moves up the ice … he shoots, he scoooooooores!”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2014

In either case, the worthy Boileau was excusable for his alarm.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine