busquer

A rare, mostly archaic verb meaning to give something a convex, curved shape, from busc (the rigid strip stiffening the front of a corset). Its past participle busqué survives as a common adjective for an aquiline, hook-curved nose (nez busqué).

• Le nez busqué de cet acteur est immédiatement reconnaissable. — This actor's hooked nose is instantly recognizable.
• L'artisan busquait le corset pour lui donner sa forme rigide. — The craftsman shaped the corset's busk to give it its stiff form.
• On emploie surtout l'adjectif busqué, rarement le verbe lui-même. — The adjective busqué is used far more than the verb itself.

In modern French almost nobody actually conjugates busquer — nez busqué (hooked nose) is the one form learners will actually meet, so treat it as a fixed descriptive adjective rather than an active verb to practice.