boudeuse

[ boo-dœz ]

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noun

a sofa or settee, usually upholstered, having two seats with a common backrest between them.

< French, noun use of boudeuse sulky, sullen ( boud ( er ) to sulk, be sullen + -euse -euse

It was the frigate, La Boudeuse, with which Bougainville had just been round the world.

But scarcely had the Boudeuse gained the open sea when a furious tempest arose.

This experience sufficed to convince the captain that the Boudeuse was but little fitted for the voyage he had before him.

Variable winds, heavy weather, and a running sea, caused much damage to the Boudeuse.

It was impossible to cross the Pacific with only six months' provisions, which was all the Boudeuse carried.

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