bourre

From Old French boure, borre, from Late Latin burra (“coarse fabric or material”).

• IPA^(key): /buʁ/
• Rhymes: -uʁ
• Homophones: bourrent, bourres

bourre f (plural bourres)

1. (uncountable) Any material used for stuffing.
2. Tufts or masses of hair removed from the skin of short-haired animals before tanning.
3. (textile, uncountable) Waste from hackling or spinning of wool or silk; linters, flock.
4. (uncountable) Down or floss on plants, especially buds; burr.
5. A wad for use in firearms or cannons.
6. (slang, dated) A cop.

• être à la bourre
• coup de bourre

bourre

1. first-person singular present indicative of bourrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of bourrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of bourrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of bourrer
5. second-person singular imperative of bourrer

• bourgeon
• bureau

• “bourre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).