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单词 bombe
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bombe

[ bom, bomb; French bawnb ]
/ bɒm, bɒmb; French bɔ̃b /

noun, plural bombes [bomz, bombz; French bawnb]. /bɒmz, bɒmbz; French bɔ̃b/.

a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.

Origin of bombe

1890–95; <French: literally, bomb, from its shape

Words nearby bombe

Bombay Hills, bombazine, bomb bay, bomb belt, bomb calorimeter, bombe, bombed, bombed-out, bomber, Bomberg, bomber jacket

Definition for bombe (2 of 2)

bombé
[ bom-bey; French bawn-bey ]
/ bɒmˈbeɪ; French bɔ̃ˈbeɪ /

adjective Furniture.

curving or swelling outward.
Also bombed.
Compare swell front.

Origin of bombé

1900–05; <French: literally, rounded like a bomb (bombebomb + adj. suffix <Latin -ātus-ate1)
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Example sentences from the Web for bombe

  • The menu consisted of dishes with such improvised names as "crevettes l'Amricaine," "bombe la Lincoln," etc.

    Under Four Administrations|Oscar S. Straus
  • A maitre d'hôtel suggested melons and a suprème with a bombe to follow.

    The Perfume of Eros: A Fifth Avenue Incident|Edgar Saltus
  • "I think I do," I said, with an expressive nod at the remnants of the bombe melting slowly in the dish.

    A Set of Six|Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for bombe (1 of 2)

bombe
/ (bɒmb) /

noun

Also called: bombe glacée a dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard, cake crumbs, etc
a mould shaped like a bomb in which this dessert is made

Word Origin for bombe

C19: from French, literally: bomb; from its rounded shape

British Dictionary definitions for bombe (2 of 2)

bombé
/ (bɒmˈbeɪ, French bɔ̃be) /

adjective

(of furniture) having a projecting swollen shape

Word Origin for bombé

French, literally: bomb-shaped, from bombe bomb
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