boucle
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See also bouclé
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French boucler (“to buckle”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /bukl/
Noun [edit]
boucle (countable and uncountable; plural boucles)
- A fabric knitted or woven of uneven yarn with a surface of loops and curls.
- Yarn with multiple plies, one of which is looser than the others, producing loops and curls.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin buccula (“the cheek strap of a helmet”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
boucle f (plural boucles)
- loop (line returning to its origin)
- (jewellery) earring
- buckle (of a belt, etc.)
- curl (of hair)
- ringlet
- (graph theory) loop
- (figure skating) loop jump
- (aviation) loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)
