bouline

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle English bouline, bawelyne (modern English bowline), from Middle Low German bōlīne or Middle Dutch boechlijne, from boeg (“ship's bow”) + lijn (“line”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.lin/

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Noun

bouline f (plural boulines)

1. (nautical) bowline

   Synonym: nœud de chaise

Descendants

• → Catalan: bolina
• → Italian: bolina
• → Spanish: bolina

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

• “bouline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• unilobé