bois d'œuvre
French, noun/bwa d‿œvʁ/
bois d'œuvre is spelled B-O-I-S-D-Œ-U-V-R-E (10 letters). Bois d'œuvre is a French masculine noun meaning “dimensional lumber, construction lumber” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bois servant de matière d’œuvre”.
What does bois d'œuvre mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinedimensional lumber, construction lumber
- 2
Canadamasculinesoftwood lumber
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bois servant de matière d’œuvre.
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 bois d'œuvre
- bois d’oeuvre
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bois d'œuvre?
- /bwa d‿œvʁ/
- \bwa d‿œvʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.