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

"Help to Buy policies can help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder, in theory, but can also push up house prices," said Bee Boileau, a research economist at IFS.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 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

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

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

The tradition of respect for this elder and more gifted Boileau was at one time all-powerful in France, and, notwithstanding the Romantic movement, is still strong.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various