bouche

¹

[ boosh ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a curved indentation in an upper corner of a jousting shield, serving as a lance rest: used from the 14th to the 17th century.

Bouché

²

[ boo-shey ]

noun

1. Louis, 1896–1969, U.S. painter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bouche¹

< French phrase à bouche literally, with (a) mouth, said of a notched shield. See bouchée

Example Sentences

An August sit-down with CNN’s Dana Bash, with her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz beside her, was painted as a Milk Bone toss to a ravenous wolf pack – an amuse bouche too insubstantial to sate.

From Salon

On top of all that, swoons for the Samantha Jones of it all – an amuse bouche successfully served that's bound to create issues to surmount down the road.

From Salon

On his nightstand the day I asked to see it: “The White Nile” by Alan Moorehead, a book about educational policies, another on great speeches of history and an amusing bonne bouche by G.K.

From Los Angeles Times

The groups are given 30 minutes to prepare a singular amuse bouche featuring all of the special ingredients.

From Salon

Padma then lets the cheftestants know that the Quickfire this week is to make an amuse bouche with "unique, unexpected ingredients" — and the singular bite needs to fit on a Ritz cracker.

From Salon