bois de rose
AmericanEtymology
Origin of bois de rose
From French
Example Sentences
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"Everyone is going there because of the bois de rose."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2014
Everything, it seems, is made from bois de rose - the tables, chairs, wooden beams, knick-knacks on every shelf.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2014
This is my first introduction to bois de rose - just mention the name and it is clear it elicits fear.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2014
A portrait of a lady, in gouache and pastel, was the story at Nina Ricci: a wash of bois de rose, forest green and powder blue alongside a just-right dose of black.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2011
Linalol, the alcohol forming the greater part of linaloe and bois de rose oils, and found also in lavender, neroli, petitgrain, bergamot, and many other oils.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
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