1. thin, flexible medical instruments inserted into body passages to dilate them or remove obstructions
Usage: medical
2. thin wax candles, especially tapered ones
Usage: formal

Examples

• The doctor carefully inserted the bougies to widen the patient’s esophagus.
• Medical bougies come in various sizes for different procedures.
• The surgeon used graduated bougies to treat the stricture.
• Elegant bougies were lit throughout the cathedral during the ceremony.
• The altar was adorned with tall bougies in silver holders.
• She preferred bougies over regular candles for formal dinners.