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caboshed
(ca|boshed)
Pronunciation:
/kəˈbɒʃt/
(also
caboched
or
cabossed
/-ˈbɒst/)
adjective
[
usually postpositive
]
Heraldry
(of the head of a stag, bull, etc.) shown full face with no neck visible.
Origin:
late 16th century
: from French
caboché
, in the same sense
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