bouchon
[ boo-shon; French boo-shawn ]
noun,plural bou·chons [boo-shonz; French boo-shawn]. /buˈʃɒnz; French buˈʃɔ̃/. Furniture.
a supplementary, baize-covered top set in the center of a bouillotte table.
Origin of bouchon
11880–85; <French: stopper, derivative of Old French bouche sheaf
Words Nearby bouchon
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How to use bouchon in a sentence
A watch was set, and it was discovered that Jean bouchon was the defaulter.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldI will give you five francs if you will tell me all—all—succinctly about Jean bouchon.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldHe said, did our head waiter, that he knew Jean bouchon from head to heels.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldAnd do you mean to tell me that Jean bouchon has haunted this caf ever since?
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldWhilst thus engaged I observed the waiter, named Jean bouchon, standing near the table in an expectant attitude as before.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-Gould
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