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boustrophedon
bout
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boutique brewery
boutique hotel
boutique investment house
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bouton
bou·ton [ boo táwn ] (plural bou·tons)


noun 
Definition:
 
knob on nerve fiber: the knob or swelling on a nerve-cell extension axon at the point where it forms a junction synapse with a neuron
[Mid-19th century. < French (see button)]
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