emboutcommon nounSyllable DecompositionemboutEtymologyexpandsee 'en' and 'bout'Definitions1. A lead-plated coating that is placed, in a building, on a cornice or on exterior wooden parts.artsexpand2. A fitting that surrounds, in a cane, umbrella, etc., the end that touches the ground.expand3. Any extremity of a thing that is not of the same nature or purpose as the body of the object.by extensionexpandPluralemboutsSee alsoembouter (v.)