Etymology

bague

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Today it means: An annular moulding or group of mouldings dividing a long shaft or clustered column into two or more parts. Full definition →

French bague
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  1. French · borrowed frombague“ring”
  2. English todaybague

Borrowed from French bague (“ring”). Doublet of bee.

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