corbeille
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French corbeille
Noun
corbeille (plural corbeilles)
- A decorative basket.
- (historical) A basket of clothing and accessories given as part of the dowry from groom to bride.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin corbicula, diminutive of Latin corbis (“basket”).
Pronunciation
Noun
corbeille f (plural corbeilles)
Further reading
- “corbeille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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