BOIS

Meaning of BOIS in English

Bois de Boulogne

coureur de bois

Du Bois William Edward Burghardt

François du Bois

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BOIS — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bois de Boulogne coureur de bois Du Bois William Edward Burghardt François du Bois
Английский словарь Британика
BOIS — Bois BrE AmE bɔɪz —but in French place names bwɑː
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BOIS — Bois
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BOIS — Bois
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BOIS — Bois
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BOIS — Bois
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BOIS — Bois de Belleau Montreuil sous Bois bois d'arc bois d'arcs coureur de bois coureurs de bois Bois de Boulogne
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COUREUR DE BOIS — noun (plural coureurs de bois) Etymology: Canadian French, literally, woods runner Date: 1700 a French or métis trapper of North …
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DU BOIS, W(ILLIAM) E(DWARD) B(URGHARDT) — born Feb. 23, 1868, Great Barrington, Mass., U.S. died Aug. 27, 1963, Accra, Ghana U.S. sociologist and civil-rights leader. He …
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COUREUR DE BOIS — (French; " wood runner ") French Canadian fur trader of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Most of the …
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DU BOIS-REYMOND PRINCIPLE — noun see du bois-reymond's law
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOIS COTELETTE — noun see bois cotelet
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DU BOIS-REYMOND'S LAW — (ˈ)d(y)üb|wä]rāˈmōⁿz-, -ü|bȯi] noun or du bois-reymond principle Usage: usually capitalized D&B&R Etymology: after Emil du Bois-Reymond died 1896 German physiologist …
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BOIS DE ROSE OIL — noun : a colorless to yellow essential oil obtained from bois de rose and used in perfumery and as a …
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BOIS DE ROSE — ˌbwäd(ə)ˈrōz noun ( plural bois de roses -ōzə̇z ; or bois de rose like sing. ) Etymology: French, literally, rose …
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BOIS DE FER — ˌbwädəˈfa(a)(ə)r, bwätˈf-, -fe(ə)r noun ( plural bois de fers -rz ; or bois de fer like sing ) Etymology: Canadian …
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BOIS D'ARC — ˈbōˌdärk, -dȧk, -däk noun ( plural bois d'arcs -ks ; or bois d'arc like sing. ) Etymology: Louisiana French, literally, …
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BOIS COTELET — -ˌkōd. ə lˈā noun or bois co·te·lette -ˈet ( plural bois cotelets -ā(z) ; or bois cotelettes -et(s)) Etymology: French …
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BOIS D'ARC — /boh" dahrk'/ , pl. bois d'arcs, bois d'arc . Louisiana French. See Osage orange (def. 1). [ 1795-1805, Amer.; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOIS D'ARC — ˈbwä-, ˈbȯr- noun ( plural bois d'arcs or bois d'arc ) Etymology: American French, literally, bow wood Date: 1805 : …
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COUREUR DE BOIS — [cou.reur de bois] n, pl coureurs de bois [CanF, lit., woods runner] (1700): a French or metis trapper of No. …
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BOIS D'ARC — [bois d'arc] n, pl bois d'arcs or bois d'arc [AmerF, lit., bow wood] (1805): osage orange; also: its wood
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DU BOIS, WILLIAM PNE — born May 9, 1916, Nutley, N.J., U.S. died Feb. 5, 1993, Nice, France in full William Pne Sherman du Bois …
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DU BOIS-REYMOND, EMIL HEINRICH — born Nov. 7, 1818, Berlin, Prussia died Dec. 26, 1896, Berlin, Ger. German founder of modern electrophysiology, known for his …
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DU BOIS, W E B — Additional reading Biographical and critical works include Arnold Rampersad, The Art and Imagination of W.E.B. Du Bois (1976, reissued 1990); …
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DU BOIS — ( William Edward Burghardt Du Bois 1868–1963) a US writer who helped to establish the NAACP . His books include …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
DU — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Madame du Barry Cange Charles du Fresne Lord du Île du Diable Du Bois …
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BOULOGNE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Baldwin of Boulogne {{link=Bois de Boulogne">Bois de Boulogne
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BOISTEROUS — [bois.ter.ous] adj [ME boistous rough] (14c) 1 obs a: coarse b: durable, strong c: massive 2. a: noisily turbulent: rowdy …
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COGNAC — a brandy produced in the Charente and Charente-Maritime dpartements of France and named for the town of Cognac in the …
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TALENTED TENTH — (1903), concept espoused by black educator and author W.E.B. Du Bois, emphasizing the necessity for higher education to develop the …
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NIAGARA MOVEMENT — (190510), organization of black intellectuals led by W.E.B. Du Bois and calling for full political, civil, and social rights for …
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