a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

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bourgeois¹ (ˈbʊəʒwɑː, bʊəˈʒwɑː)

—n , pl -geois
1.	a member of the middle class, esp one regarded as being conservative and materialistic or (in Marxist thought) a capitalist exploiting the working class
2.	a mediocre, unimaginative, or materialistic person

—*adj*
3.	characteristic of, relating to, or comprising the middle class
4.	conservative or materialistic in outlook: a bourgeois mentality
5.	(in Marxist thought) dominated by capitalists or capitalist interests

[C16: from Old French borjois, burgeis burgher, citizen, from bourg town; see burgess]

bourgeoise¹

—*fem n*

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bourgeoise

proper Fr. fem. of bourgeois (q.v.).

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