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bombe
1[ bom, bomb; French bawnb ]
noun
- a round or melon-shaped frozen mold made from a combination of ice creams, mousses, or ices.
bombé
2[ bom-bey; French bawn-bey ]
adjective
- curving or swelling outward.
bombe
1/ bɒmb /
noun
- Also calledbombe 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
bombé
2/ bɔ̃be; bɒmˈbeɪ /
adjective
- (of furniture) having a projecting swollen shape
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bombe1
Origin of bombe2
Example Sentences
The bombe depended on knowing phrases that were likely to repeat in messages.
The expression plays on the popular French saying "Je suis la bombe", which translates roughly as "I am the best".
Her Paris life was hectic; or, as the Boulevardiers put it, elle faisait la bombe.
Les hommes en particulier devaient avoir une poitrine large et bombe, un torse puissant, des membres muscls.
Always beat whites of eggs on a platter or in a large cake bowl or bombe with a whip, not with a revolving beater.
"I think I do," I said, with an expressive nod at the remnants of the bombe melting slowly in the dish.
The menu consisted of dishes with such improvised names as "crevettes l'Amricaine," "bombe la Lincoln," etc.
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