bobèche

From French bobèche.

• IPA^(key): /boʊˈbɛʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

bobèche (plural bobèches)

1. A cup or ring at the top of a candlestick, used to catch melted wax running down the side of the candle.

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.bɛʃ/

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bobèche f (plural bobèches)

1. bobèche (cup or ring at the top of a candlestick)

bobèche m (plural bobèches)

1. clown

• “bobèche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.