bouline
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English bouline, bawelyne (modern English bowline), from Middle Low German bōlīne or Middle Dutch boechlijne, from boeg (“ship's bow”) + lijn (“line”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bouline f (plural boulines)
- (nautical) bowline
- Synonym: nœud de chaise
Descendants edit
References edit
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Further reading edit
- “bouline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.