Rambouillet

American  

[ram-boo-lay, rahn-boo-ye] / ˈræm bʊˌleɪ, rɑ̃ buˈjɛ /

noun

1. one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.

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Rambouillet ¹ British  

/ rɑ̃bujɛ /

noun

1. a town in N France, in the Yvelines department: site of the summer residence of French presidents. Pop: 24 758 (1999)

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Rambouillet ² British  

/ rɑ̃bujɛ, ˈræmbʊˌleɪ, ˈrɒmbʊˌjeɪ /

noun

1. a fine-woolled merino-like breed of sheep

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Etymology

Origin of Rambouillet

First recorded in 1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed

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Example Sentences

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Rambouillet

It will be purified into bio-methane and injected into a pipeline to the nearby town of Rambouillet, heating its hospital, swimming pool and homes.

From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022

They were run by brilliant women — salonnières — including the Marquise de Rambouillet, Madame de Lafayette, Madame de Staël and Madame de Tencin.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2020

French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing hosted the first one at Rambouillet, outside Paris, in 1975.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2019

Estill and her husband John own thousands of sweeping acres in the northwest corner of California, where they graze cattle and Rambouillet sheep, a cousin of the Merino with exceptionally soft, elastic wool.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2018

So far as we can venture to judge there must have been many points of likeness between the Marquise de Rambouillet and Lucy Countess of Bedford.

From Aspects and Impressions by Edmund Gosse

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