bouchure, n.f., quickset hedge.
boucle, n.f., buckle; ring; curl, ringlet, lock; (arch.) knocker; (nav.) staple, ring. Des —s d’oreilles; ear-rings. Mettre une perruque en —s; to curl a wig. Mettre en —; to put in irons.
bouclé, -e, part., buckled, curled. Cheveux —s; curly hair.
boucler, v.a., to buckle; to put a ring to; to curl (hair); (hunt.) to ferret out.
se boucler, v.r., to curl one’s hair.
boucler, v.n., to curl, to put out, bulge.
bouclier, n.m., buckler, shield; defense, protection; (ich.) lump-fish. Levée de —s; rising in arms; insurrection.
☉boucon, n.m., (l.ex.) poisoned drink or dish.
bouddhique, adj., Buddhistic.