bouts-rimés
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]French bout (“end”) + rimé (“rhymed”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌbuː ɹiːˈmeɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]- (dated) A game in which someone is given rhyming words as the ends of verses of a poem, which need to be filled out.
References
[edit]- “bouts-rimés”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.