bouche

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/buːʃ/

noun

A slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.

OriginFrench bouche →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

bouche1

nounbouche (plural bouches)

plural bouches · alternative bouch

  1. historicalA slit, notch or opening in the edge of a (physical or heraldic) shield, through which the bearer's lance or sword could be used or in which it could be rested.

bouche2

verbbouche (third-person singular simple present bouches, present participle bouching, simple past and past participle bouched)

present singular third person bouches · participle present bouching · participle past bouched · past bouched

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bush (“to line”).
nounbouche (plural bouches)

plural bouches

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bush (“a lining”).

Bouche3

proper nounBouche (plural Bouches)

plural Bouches

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

  1. Frenchbouche“mouth, victuals”
  2. Englishbouche

From French bouche (“mouth, victuals”). Doublet of bocca.

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Cite this entry
APA

bouche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouche

MLA

“bouche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bouche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bouche.

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