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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Example Sentences

Bee Boileau, research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, estimated the extra needed would be less, about £13-14bn, once existing spending increases were taken into account.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

"This is a serious change," IFS research economist Beatrice Boileau says.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2022

Boileau is an art teacher, and Charles Domingue, in addition to being a filmmaker, was an excellent goalie in school.

From New York Times • May 9, 2022

Born as Henry David Boileau Down in Bedford, England, he took Danton as a stage name.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

Boileau has thus described one of these fat lazy prelates, who Muni d’un déjeûner, Dormant d’un léger somme, attendait le dîner.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)