bombe

[ bom, bomb; French bawnb ]

/ bɒm, bɒmb; French bɔ̃b /

noun, plural bombes [bomz, bombz; French bawnb] /bɒmz, bɒmbz; French bɔ̃b/.

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

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Origin of bombe

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

Definition for bombe (2 of 2)

bombé

[ bom-bey; French bawn-bey ]

/ bɒmˈbeɪ; French bɔ̃ˈbeɪ /

adjective Furniture.

curving or swelling outward.

Also bombed.

Compare swell front.

Origin of bombé

1900–05; < French: literally, rounded like a bomb (bombe bomb + -é adj. suffix < Latin -ātus -ate¹)

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Examples from the Web for bombe

The menu consisted of dishes with such improvised names as "crevettes l'Amricaine," "bombe la Lincoln," etc.
Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus
A maitre d'hôtel suggested melons and a suprème with a bombe to follow.
The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident|Edgar Saltus
"I think I do," I said, with an expressive nod at the remnants of the bombe melting slowly in the dish.
A Set of Six|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for bombe (1 of 2)

bombe

/ (bɒmb) /

noun

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

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

Word Origin for bombe

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

British Dictionary definitions for bombe (2 of 2)

bombé

/ (bɒmˈbeɪ, French bɔ̃be) /

adjective

(of furniture) having a projecting swollen shape

Word Origin for bombé

French, literally: bomb-shaped, from bombe bomb

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