boule
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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boule1 (ˈbuːliː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the parliament in modern Greece |
| 2. | the senate of an ancient Greek city-state |
| [C19: from Greek boulē senate] | |
| boule2 (buːl) | |
| —n | |
| a pear-shaped imitation ruby, sapphire, etc, made from synthetic corundum | |
| [C19: from French: ball] | |
| boule3 (buːl) | |
| —n | |
| a round loaf of white bread | |
| [C20: from French: a ball] | |
| boulle, boule or buhl (buːl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | denoting or relating to a type of marquetry of patterned inlays of brass and tortoiseshell, occasionally with other metals such as pewter, much used on French furniture from the 17th century |
| —n | |
| 2. | Also called: boullework something ornamented with such marquetry |
| [C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642--1732), French cabinet-maker] | |
| boule, boule or buhl | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642--1732), French cabinet-maker] | |
| buhl, boule or buhl | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642--1732), French cabinet-maker] | |
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Example sentences
In crystals, dopants tend to segregate toward the bottom of the growing boule.
The melted material solidifies as a boule on a rotating fire-clay peg as the peg is slowly withdrawn.
Boule, due to visa difficulties, was initially unable to join them.
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