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bouche

1

[ boosh ]

noun

, Armor.
  1. a curved indentation in an upper corner of a jousting shield, serving as a lance rest: used from the 14th to the 17th century.


Bouché

2

[ boo-shey ]

noun

  1. Louis, 1896–1969, U.S. painter.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bouche1

< French phrase à bouche literally, with (a) mouth, said of a notched shield. See bouchée

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