bombe

¹

[bom, bomb, bawnb]

noun

plural

bombes 

1. a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.

bombé

²

[bom-bey, bawn-bey]

adjective

Furniture.

1. curving or swelling outward.

bombe

¹

/ bɒmb /

noun

1. Also called: bombe glacée. a dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard, cake crumbs, etc

2. a mould shaped like a bomb in which this dessert is made

bombé

²

/ bɔ̃be, bɒmˈbeɪ /

adjective

1. (of furniture) having a projecting swollen shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombe¹

1890–95; < French: literally, bomb, from its shape

Origin of bombe²

1900–05; < French: literally, rounded like a bomb ( bombe bomb + -é adj. suffix < Latin -ātus -ate ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of bombe¹

C19: from French, literally: _bomb ; from its rounded shape

Origin of bombe²

French, literally: bomb-shaped, from bombe _bomb