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carambole en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, archaic) Archaic form of carambola (“star fruit”).
    alt of carambola

Forms

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caramboles Number=Plur lexicographic

carambole en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (archaic) To play a carom shot.
    • If the player holes the red ball, he scores three, and upon holing his adversary's ball, he gains two; and thus it frequently happens, that seven are got upon a single stroke, by caramboling and holing both balls. 1799, Sporting Magazine, volume 13, page 49:

Forms

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caramboles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
caramboled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
caramboled Tense=Past lexicographic
caramboling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

carambole billiards