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bateaux

Variant of bateau

noun pl. bateaux

a lightweight, flat-bottomed river boat with tapering ends, used chiefly in Canada and Louisiana

adjective

designating a wide, shallow neckline, as on a woman's dress, extending to the shoulders

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