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bor⋅de⋅reau

  [bawr-duh-roh; Fr. bawr-duh-roh]
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–noun, plural -reaux  [-rohz; Fr. -roh] .
a detailed memorandum, esp. one in which documents are listed.
Origin:
1895–1900; < F, equiv. to bord edge (see border ) + -ereau; see -rel
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bor·de·reau   (bôr'də-rō')   
n.   pl. bor·de·reaux (-rō')
A detailed memorandum, especially one that lists documents or accounts.

[French, probably from bord, edge, margin, from Old French bort, of Germanic origin.]
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