bougeoir

French

Etymology

From bougie +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bu.ʒwaʁ/
Audio (France (Vosges)): (file)

Noun

bougeoir m (plural bougeoirs)

candlestick, sconce
- 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
  Il plaçait les allumettes, le bougeoir, un livre, disposait sa camisole, ouvrait les draps.
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Further reading

“bougeoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012