Question 1

Where does the French word "bourrelet" come from?

Accepted Answer

appears with the meaning of "crown made of wadding that served as a base for women's headdresses in the Middle Ages"; (1680) meaning of "padded headdress to protect children from shocks"; (1752) meaning of "cushion in the shape of a crown to carry a load on the head"; by analogy of shape, it was used to refer to "anything that is elongated and convex".

Question 2

What is the definition of the French word "bourrelet"?

Accepted Answer

Headdress in the shape of a crown and filled with wadding, allowing to carry a load on the head.
A type of cushion filled with wadding or horsehair, made in a round shape with an empty center.
A round piece of fabric that is at the top of the hood worn by doctors, graduates, and certain magistrates on the shoulder.
A kind of narrow and long sheath made of canvas and filled with wadding or horsehair, which is adapted to the edges of doors and windows that do not fit well, to prevent cold and damp air from entering the rooms.
A circular swelling that sometimes forms on the stem or branches of a woody plant.
A circular swelling of a metal part when one end has been rolled.
Protective padding in the shape of a roll placed in front of or around a boat to protect against impacts.
The rim or cheek of the inner part of a wheel, which ensures the guidance on the railway track.
Thickness, swelling.
A fibrocartilaginous ring arranged on the periphery of articular cavities to facilitate their movements.
Mass of flesh (fat roll) forming a thickness between two folds in obese persons.
Swelling that occurs at the level of the kidneys in a person with dropsy.
Thickness, swelling formed by adipose tissue, of a human body; love handle
Thickness, swelling of a part of the body of an animal.
Swelling of the leg at the upper part of the hoof of a hoofed animal: the periople roll.

Question 3

What is the plural of the French word "bourrelet"?

Accepted Answer

bourrelets

Question 4

What is the translation of "bourrelet" into english?

Accepted Answer

coronary band

bourrelet

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