Rambouillet

American  

[ram-boo-ley, rahn-boo-ye] / ˈræm bʊˌleɪ, rɑ̃ buˈyɛ /

noun

1. one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.

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Rambouillet ¹ British  

/ rɑ̃bujɛ /

noun

1. a town in N France, in the Yvelines department: site of the summer residence of French presidents. Pop: 24 758 (1999)

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Rambouillet ² British  

/ rɑ̃bujɛ, ˈræmbʊˌleɪ, ˈrɒmbʊˌjeɪ /

noun

1. a fine-woolled merino-like breed of sheep

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Etymology

Origin of Rambouillet

First recorded in 1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed

Example Sentences

It will be purified into bio-methane and injected into a pipeline to the nearby town of Rambouillet, heating its hospital, swimming pool and homes.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2022

They were run by brilliant women — salonnières — including the Marquise de Rambouillet, Madame de Lafayette, Madame de Staël and Madame de Tencin.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2020

French President Valery Giscard d’Estaing hosted the first one at Rambouillet, outside Paris, in 1975.

From Washington Times • Aug. 23, 2019

Estill and her husband John own thousands of sweeping acres in the northwest corner of California, where they graze cattle and Rambouillet sheep, a cousin of the Merino with exceptionally soft, elastic wool.

From Salon • Jun. 24, 2018

A marquis of Rambouillet and a marquis of Preci, intimate friends, had agreed to inform each other of their fate after death.

From Modern Magic by Vere, Maximilian Schele de