Rambouillet

[ ram-boo-ley; French rahn-boo-ye ]

/ ˈræm bʊˌleɪ; French rɑ̃ buˈyɛ /

one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.

Origin of Rambouillet

First recorded in 1905–10; after Rambouillet, town and forest in N France, source of the breed

Soon after Rambouillet, the Ford administration softened its opposition to helping New York City.

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And as he lay there, looking like death, so he had looked as he lay in the dust outside Rambouillet.

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What would not English taste have effected with the capabilities of Rambouillet?

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When the King held his court at Rambouillet, a curtain only separated his chamber and the levee-room.

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It is this great truss-vaulted room that most interests the visitor to Rambouillet.

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Thence they proceeded to the terrace of the Chateau, then to Trianon, and lastly to Rambouillet.

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Rambouillet ¹

/ (French rɑ̃bujɛ) /

a town in N France, in the Yvelines department: site of the summer residence of French presidents. Pop: 24 758 (1999)

Rambouillet ²

/ (ˈrɒmbʊˌjeɪ, ˈræmbʊˌleɪ, French rɑ̃bujɛ) /

a fine-woolled merino-like breed of sheep

C19: from Rambouillet 1