bouche

¹ American  

[boosh] / buʃ /

noun

Armor.

1. 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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Bouché ² American  

[boo-shey] / buˈʃeɪ /

noun

1. Louis, 1896–1969, U.S. painter.

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Etymology

Origin of bouche

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

Example Sentences

Notaro’s wry delivery here is a mere amuse bouche to some of the background work she does later.

From Salon

A steal at $28 for three courses, diners saddle up to the counter, reminiscent of a chef’s table, for a French and Japanese-inspired amuse bouche with a main dessert, followed by petit fours.

From Salon

An August sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash, with her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz beside her, was painted as a Milk Bone toss to a ravenous wolf pack – an amuse bouche too insubstantial to sate.

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On top of all that, swoons for the Samantha Jones of it all – an amuse bouche successfully served that's bound to create issues to surmount down the road.

From Salon

On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.

From Los Angeles Times