Meanings
adjectivebombé (not comparable)
- especiallynot comparableFeaturing a protruding convex bulge.
The bombé writing-desk had brass inlay and a marble top, a Bartlett print of Lord Byron's Childe Harold hung above the pristine twin beds.
1979, John Le Carré, Smiley's People, Folio Society, published 2010, page 283
Origin
- Frenchbombé
- Frenchbombé
- Englishbombé
Borrowed from French bombé.
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APA
bombé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomb%C3%A9
MLA
“bombé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomb%C3%A9. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bombé,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bomb%C3%A9.
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