Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 27, 2007 07:56
16 yrs ago
French term
boule de lit
French to English
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Furniture / Household Appliances
I suppose this is a ball on top of a bedpost. Bedpost knob? ball?
Proposed translations
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| 1 +1 | bedknob |
Tony M
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| 4 | bedpost knob / ball / finial |
Veronica Coquard
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| 4 | Foot (of bed leg) |
Bourth (X)
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bedknob
If it is indeed as you suspect (though I have some slight unease that this might be a special term, since it seems an odd thing to have in isolation?), then that's what they're called.
cf. that excellent film 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'
cf. that excellent film 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'
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Bourth (X)
: Covers everything, including a bit of fluff! //I shall leave our readers to work out who the 'bedknob' is for themselves!
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Thanks, Alex! Who're you calling a 'bit of fluff'?!
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Veronica Coquard
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bedpost knob / ball / finial
Without further context, this is the best you can do.
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Foot (of bed leg)
Then there are the "pieds boule de lit", large round knobs serving as the feet of "sommiers", giving a clear space of 2-3 inches beneath the bed.
Failing that, it might be the "boules de poussière", or balls of fluff that might be found under the bed, as opposed to the bits of fluff that might be found on top, on a good day.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-27 09:02:28 GMT)
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Sorry: knock that confidence level right back, this is just a suggestion.
Failing that, it might be the "boules de poussière", or balls of fluff that might be found under the bed, as opposed to the bits of fluff that might be found on top, on a good day.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-08-27 09:02:28 GMT)
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Sorry: knock that confidence level right back, this is just a suggestion.
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