se busquer, v.r., to wear a busk.
☉busquière, n.f., busk-case.
busserole, n.f., (bot.) whortle-berry.
buste, n.m., (sculpt.) bust; head and shoulders. Portrait en —; half-length portrait.
but, n.m., mark; object, end, aim, purpose, design, view; goal. Viser au —; to aim at the mark. Le — de ses désirs; the object of his desires. Se proposer un —; to have an object in view. Arriver le premier au —; to be the first to reach the goal. — à —; without any odds, evens. Jouer — à —; to play even. De — en blanc; bluntly, without any preamble; point-blank.
butant, adj. V. boutant.
bute, n.f., farrier’s knife.
butée, n.f., (arch.) abutment-pier. V. buttée.
buter, v.n., to hit the mark; to stumble; to aim at. Ce cheval bute à chaque pas; that horse stumbles at every step.