boësse
French, noun/bwɛs/
boësse is spelled B-O-Ë-S-S-E (6 letters). Boësse is a French feminine noun meaning “deburring tool; a tool to remove excess metal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of boësser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Instrument pour boësser”.
What does boësse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoletedeburring tool; a tool to remove excess metal
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Instrument pour boësser. 2. Brosse de fils de laiton utilisé pour ébarber les lingots de métaux précieux avant de les laminer.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boësse
- boësses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boësse?
- /bwɛs/
- \bwɛs\
- [bwɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.