bouche

[ boosh ]

/ buʃ /

a curved indentation in an upper corner of a jousting shield, serving as a lance rest: used from the 14th to the 17th century.

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< French phrase à bouche literally, with (a) mouth, said of a notched shield. See bouchée

Bouché

[ boo-shey ]

/ buˈʃeɪ /

Louis,1896–1969, U.S. painter.

But he said at last in a low tone to the dog: "It is finished, Bouche; it is ready for the world."
The March Of The White Guard|Gilbert Parker
Between Bouche and his master there was occasional demonstration.
The March Of The White Guard|Gilbert Parker
He connected this bouche cousue with his own decorous abstention, not without credit to himself.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan
No. 11 occurs without the bouche on a chimney-piece at the Episcopal Palace, Exeter, 1486.
The Dates of Variously-shaped Shields|George Grazebrook

The oral zone is so far relaxed that the lower jaw droops in obedience to gravity and the mouth gapes open: bouche béanie.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori