bour|geoise

bour|geoise
bour|geoise «bur ZHWAHZ», noun, plural bour|geoises bur ZHWAHZ», adjective.
feminine of bourgeois1: »

De Baudricourt reminds Poulengey that “she's not a farm wench, she's a bourgeoise” (Punch).


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  • pe|tite bour|geoise — «puh TEET boor ZHWAZ», plural pe|tites bour|geoises «puh TEET boor ZHWAZ». French. the feminine of petit bourgeois: »petite bourgeoise housewives…very bustling and gossipy, good mothers and housekeepers (Katherine Gauss Jackson) …   Useful english dictionary

  • em|bour|geoise|ment — «EHM bur ZHWAHZ muhnt; French ahn boor zhwaz mahn», noun. the process of becoming bourgeois; adoption of bourgeois ideas or practices: »But China started from so far back that it will be long before embourgeoisement sets in there too (Manchester… …   Useful english dictionary

  • geoise — bour·geoise; em·bour·geoise·ment; …   English syllables

  • bour — an·ti·bour·geois; bour; bour·bon; bour·bon·al; bour·bon·ism; bour·don; bour·don·née; bour·gade; bour·geoise; bour·geoi·sie; bour·gui·gnon; bour·non·ite; bour·rée; bour·re·let; bour·sault; bour·tree; ca·lem·bour; faux·bour·don; la·bour·din;… …   English syllables

  • bourgeoise — bour·geoise …   English syllables

  • Bourgeoise — Bour|geoise [bʊr ʒo̯a:z(ə)], die; , s [bʊr ʒo̯a:z(əs)]: w. Form zu ↑ Bourgeois …   Universal-Lexikon

  • bourgeoise — bour•geoise [[t]ˈbʊər ʒwɑz, bʊərˈʒwɑz[/t]] n. pl. geois•es [[t] ʒwɑ zɪz, ˈʒwɑ [/t]] gov a woman who is a member of the bourgeoisie or middle class • Etymology: 1755–65; < F; fem. of bourgeois …   From formal English to slang

  • petite bourgeoise — pe•tite bour•geoise [[t]pəˈtit bʊərˈʒwɑz[/t]] n. pl. pe•tites bour•geoises [[t]pəˈtit bʊərˈʒwɑz[/t]] fot gov a woman who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie • Etymology: 1850–55; < F; fem. of petit bourgeois …   From formal English to slang

  • EM — EM; Em; em·a·gram; em·a·nant; em·a·nate; em·a·na·tion; em·a·na·tion·ism; em·a·na·tion·ist; em·a·na·tive; em·a·na·tor; em·a·na·tory; em·a·nom·e·ter; em·ba·dom·o·nas; em·bale; em·ball; em·bal·lo·nu·ri·dae; em·balm; em·balm·er; em·balm·ment;… …   English syllables

  • embourgeoisement — em·bour·geoise·ment …   English syllables

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