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bois brûlé

[ bwah broo-ley; French bwah bry-ley ]

noun

, plural bois brû·lés [bwah, broo-, leyz, bwah b, r, y, -, ley].
  1. Canadian Older Use. Métis ( def 1 ).


bois-brûlé

/ ˌbwɑːbruːˈleɪ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    sometimes capital a mixed-race person of Canadian Indian and White (usually French Canadian) ancestry; Métis Also calledBrule
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bois brûlé1

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

Origin of bois brûlé1

French, literally: burnt wood
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Example Sentences

Just then a piece of white, newly-tanned deerskin was hoisted up in the center of the bois brule encampment.

The Bois Brule and Ami, as he called the bear, soon became necessary to one another.

A dog-team and a bois-brule bring them, and then I am alone as before.

The Bois Brule was treated with kindness and honor, and the tribe gave him a wife.

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