boree
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of boree
from a native Australian language
Example Sentences
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About a dozen singers split the many roles, so that, for instance, the sinewy baritone Jonathan McGovern appeared first as a prince, in the magnificent robes of a Doge; then as an actor, in shirt sleeves; and finally as Borée, the god of wind, descending from the rafters.
From New York Times
In the interior, the timber is as a rule dwarfed, hollow, and crooked; the principal timbers being the acacia family, such as the gidya, myall, brigalow, boree, etc.
From Project Gutenberg
Called boree by aboriginals, and often boree, or silver-leaf boree, by the colonists of Western New South Wales.
From Project Gutenberg
He took the younger man's arm and dragged him on, skirting slowly round the "dead finish" till at length, late in the afternoon, it gave place to boree.
From Project Gutenberg
Followed on the next day, and at ten miles came on a Boree Creek with water.
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