bois brûlé

[ bwahbroo-ley; French bwah bry-ley ]

/ ˈbwɑ bruˈleɪ; French bwɑ brüˈleɪ /

Save This Word!

noun, plural bois brû·lés

[bwahbroo-leyz; French bwah bry-ley]. /ˈbwɑ bruˈleɪz; French bwɑ brüˈleɪ/.

Canadian Older Use. Métis (def. 1).

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of bois brûlé

First recorded in 1800–10; from French: literally, “burnt wood”

Words nearby bois brûlé

boil-off, boilover, boil up, boink, Boisbriand, bois brûlé, bois d'arc, Bois de Boulogne, bois de rose, bois de rose oil, bois de vache

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use bois brûlé in a sentence

By doing so, we will also achieve what Du Bois championed: practical idealism based in lifelong learning.
College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School|Michael S. Roth|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Born shortly after the Civil War, W.E.B. Du Bois came into his own just as Washington was reaching the height of his fame.
College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School|Michael S. Roth|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Du Bois repeatedly defended liberal education against those who saw it as impractical.
College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School|Michael S. Roth|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A passerby found her body last week, half hidden, half burned, in the Bois de Boulogne on the outskirts of Paris.
France’s New Prostitution Law Targets Johns, Ignites National Debate|Christopher Dickey|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Much of the communities swallowed by the expansion of the city and the construction of the Bois de Boulogne are squalid.
Charles Marville Captures the Rebirth of 1800s Paris in New Exhibition|William O’Connor|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Et est cette chasse beaucoup plus certaine que celle des bois.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Sir Herbert's squire, Thomas du Bois, joined in his master's confident wager.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
She has just ridden in from the Bois de Boulogne, and has scorched half the way back to meet her “officier” in pale blue.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
There had been a great chase commanded in the Bois de Vincennes, for M. de Monsoreau to enter on his functions of chief huntsman.
Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
The Bois l'Herys, in consequence, are well-informed with regard to the houses that provide refreshments.
The Nabob|Alphonse Daudet

British Dictionary definitions for bois brûlé

bois-brûlé

/ (ˌbwɑːbruːˈleɪ) /

noun

(sometimes capital) Canadian archaic a mixed-race person of Canadian Indian and White (usually French Canadian) ancestry; MétisAlso called: Brule

Word Origin for bois-brûlé

French, literally: burnt wood

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012