boîte
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of boîte
< French: box; Old French boiste < Vulgar Latin *buxita, for Late Latin buxida, formation based on Latin pyxis box ( see pyx), stem pyxid-, conflated with buxus box 3
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Mr. Bozzi toyed with opening a restaurant of his own, maybe a boîte with the speakeasy vibe of the original Palm.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2022
It turned out to be nothing so odd: it was the similarly pronounced boîte aux lettres, letter box.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2020
And still flourishing in Ballard is the tiny boîte, Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
In “Stairway,” Henri’s performance at a humble boîte melts into a sparkling top-hat-and-tails fantasy, but with the hysterical undertow of a nervous breakdown.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 17, 2015
She leaned her arms carelessly on the table, and managed to glance into the lid of the boîte de beauté which he had given her.
From Bella Donna A Novel by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Now, they’re at the boîtes that buzz under the dim light of Edison bulbs, serve cocktails in glasses shaped like bugs and offer endless helpings of foie gras and uni and cacio e pepe.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2017
Today, with about a dozen speakeasies, from dives to high-class boîtes, locals are warming to imported ideas about elaborate cocktail recipes and the charms of Prohibition-era misbehaving.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
Down the block there was a hipster boxing club, sleek boîtes and boutiques.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 12, 2016
Its décor pulls from abandoned churches and 70s disco boîtes, pairing stained glass windows and wooden crosses with metallic wallpaper and laser-cut archways.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 22, 2016
The verse is part of a protest song that is popular in the cafés and boîtes of Santiago.
From Time Magazine Archive
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