n.
Pronunciation: ' bü- ˌ zh ē , - ˌ j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Bougie, seaport in Algeria
Date: 1755
1 : a wax candle
2 a : a tapering cylindrical instrument for introduction into a tubular passage of the body b : SUPPOSITORY
n.
Pronunciation: ' bü- ˌ zh ē , - ˌ j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Bougie, seaport in Algeria
Date: 1755
1 : a wax candle
2 a : a tapering cylindrical instrument for introduction into a tubular passage of the body b : SUPPOSITORY
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012