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Boule

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boule

1  [bool]
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–noun
1. Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
2. a metal ball, usually made out of steel, used in pétanque.
3. Sometimes, boules. pétanque.
Origin:
1915–20; < F: lit., a ball; see bowl 2

boule

2  [bool]
–noun (often initial capital letter) Furniture.
buhl.
Also called boule⋅work  [bool-wurk] .

Bou⋅le

  [boo-lee, boo-ley]
–noun
1. the legislative assembly of modern Greece.
2. (sometimes lowercase) a state legislative, advisory, or administrative council in ancient Greece.
Origin:
1840–50; < Gk: a council, body of chosen ones

buhl

  [bool]
–noun (often initial capital letter)
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
Also, boule, boulle.
Also called buhl⋅work  [bool-wurk] , boulework, boullework.

Origin:
1815–25; from Germanized form of F boulle or boule, named after A. C. Boulle or Boule (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker

pé⋅tanque

  [pey-tahngk; Fr. pe-tahnk]
–noun
a form of lawn bowling originating in France, usually played on rough ground using steel balls.
Also called boule.

Origin:
1950–55; < F < Pr pé foot (< L ped-, s. of pēs) + tanco post, stake (deriv. of tancar to close, bar < VL *stanticāre; see stanch 1 ); so called because the feet are to be planted firmly on the ground, as if staked, when the ball is released
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bou·le 1   (bōō'lē, bōō-lā')   
n.  

  1. The lower house of the modern Greek legislature.

    1. The senate of 400 founded by Solon in ancient Athens.

    2. A legislative assembly in any one of the ancient Greek states.


[Greek boulē, assembly; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]
boule 2   (bōōl)   
n.  

  1. A pear-shaped synthetic sapphire, ruby, or other alumina-based gem, produced by fusing and tinting alumina.

  2. A round loaf of white bread.


[French, ball, from Old French, bubble, from Latin bulla.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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