: a frozen dessert usually containing ice cream and formed in layers in a mold
bom·bé
(ˌ)bäm-ˈbā 
(ˌ)bōⁿ-
variants
or bombe
: having outward curving lines
—usually used of furniture
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Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
On a recent afternoon, the green velvet banquette hosts a younger crowd for asparagus canapes, coronation chicken salad, vanilla macarons, chocolate bombes, and the requisite scones.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
What was the bombe machine?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
The fish is lacquered like an antique bombe chest, with smooth mahogany curves and gnarled curlicues of batter along the edges.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
Right, the now-famous bombe machines enabled Allied cryptographers to decode more than 3,000 enemy messages per day.
—Tony Rothman, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
The technical challenge also proved daunting as the bakers were tasked with making a summer pudding bombe.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
Also known for its artful desserts, Madam will conclude dinner with a Meyer lemon bombe served with blueberry glaze and burnt honey ice cream.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
The desserts had eccentric names: bombe, curd, fool, langues de chats.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2021
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Noun
The Bletchley Declaration is, in itself, nowhere near as much of a game changer as Turing’s bombe was.
—Bydavid Meyer, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2023
On a recent afternoon, the green velvet banquette hosts a younger crowd for asparagus canapes, coronation chicken salad, vanilla macarons, chocolate bombes, and the requisite scones.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
What was the bombe machine?
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
The fish is lacquered like an antique bombe chest, with smooth mahogany curves and gnarled curlicues of batter along the edges.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Oct. 2021
Right, the now-famous bombe machines enabled Allied cryptographers to decode more than 3,000 enemy messages per day.
—Tony Rothman, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2015
The technical challenge also proved daunting as the bakers were tasked with making a summer pudding bombe.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
Also known for its artful desserts, Madam will conclude dinner with a Meyer lemon bombe served with blueberry glaze and burnt honey ice cream.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2022
The desserts had eccentric names: bombe, curd, fool, langues de chats.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from French, literally, "bomb" — more at bomb entry 1
Adjective
French, from bombe
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see iris bombé
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