corbeil

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noun

A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.

Similar
pannier
OriginFrench corbeil ← Latin corbicula →
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Meanings

corbeil1

nouncorbeil (plural corbeils)

plural corbeils

  1. A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.

    Synonyms: pannier

  2. governmentA basket filled with earth and set up as a protection from the fire of the enemy.

Corbeil2

proper nounCorbeil (plural Corbeils)

plural Corbeils

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.

Similar
pannier
Also see
pannier

Origin

corbeil · noun

  1. Latincorbicula
  2. Frenchcorbeil
  3. Englishcorbeil

From French corbeil, from Latin corbicula, from corbis (“a basket”). Doublet of corbicula. By surface analysis, Latin corb- + -eil (“diminutive suffix”).

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Corbeil · proper noun

  1. Frenchcorbeil“basket”
  2. EnglishCorbeil

From French corbeil (“basket”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

corbeil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corbeil

MLA

“corbeil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corbeil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corbeil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corbeil.

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