corbeille

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noun

A decorative basket.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nouncorbeille (plural corbeilles)

plural corbeilles

  1. historicalA basket of clothing and accessories given as part of the dowry from groom to bride.

Origin

  1. Frenchcorbeille
  2. Frenchcorbeille
  3. Englishcorbeille

Borrowed from French corbeille.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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