s’embosser, v.r., (nav.) to be brought to bear (broadside on).

embouché, -e, part., entered (of boats); prompted, tutored. Être mal —; to be foul-mouthed, impertinent.

emboucher, v.a., to put to one’s mouth (wind instruments); to prompt; to bit (a horse). Il l’a bien embouché; he gave him a good prompting.

s’emboucher, v.r., (of rivers) to fall into; to empty, to discharge itself.

embouchoir, n.m., boot-tree; mouth-piece (of instruments).

embouchure, n.f., mouth-piece (of wind instruments); mouth (of a river, of a harbor); out-fall (engineering).

embouer, v.a., (pop.) to cover with mud; to bemire; to vilify.

embouquement, n.m., (nav.) entrance to a strait.

embouquer, v.n., (nav.) to enter a strait.

embourbé, -e, part., stuck fast (in the mud). Il jure comme un charretier —; he swears like a trooper.