bois de rose
AmericanEtymology
Origin of bois de rose
From French
Example Sentences
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My search for the famed bois de rose - something I had only ever seen in pictures - begins in a beautiful old cafe in Antananarivo - the capital.
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This is my first introduction to bois de rose - just mention the name and it is clear it elicits fear.
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Everything, it seems, is made from bois de rose - the tables, chairs, wooden beams, knick-knacks on every shelf.
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I pick up a bowler hat, also made from bois de rose.
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A woman tries to sell me a lamp, made from bois de rose.
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