boule
1a round loaf of bread, usually with a crisp or chewy crust:Divide the dough into two portions, shape into batards or boules, and place in the refrigerator to rise overnight.: Compare baguette (def. 1), batard.
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
a metal ball, usually made out of steel, used in pétanque.
Sometimes boules. pétanque.
Origin of boule
1Other definitions for boule (2 of 3)
- Also called boule·work [bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.
Other definitions for Boule (3 of 3)
the legislative assembly of modern Greece.
(sometimes lowercase) a state legislative, advisory, or administrative council in ancient Greece.
Origin of Boule
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How to use boule in a sentence
For the men of Cagnes were engrossed in the favorite sport of the Midi, jeu aux boules.
Riviera Towns | Herbert Adams GibbonsPresently a carriage was heard rolling away up the Rue de Deux-Boules.
The Regent's Daughter | Alexandre Dumas (Pere)Rue des Deux-Boules existed under another name in the twelfth century.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. WolffRue des Deux-Boules dates under other names from the twelfth century.
Historic Paris | Jetta S. WolffAs is well known, the rough material is formed in boules or pear-shaped drops under an inverted blowpipe.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public | Frank Bertram Wade
British Dictionary definitions for boule (1 of 3)
/ (ˈbuːliː) /
the parliament in modern Greece
the senate of an ancient Greek city-state
Origin of boule
1British Dictionary definitions for boule (2 of 3)
/ (buːl) /
a pear-shaped imitation ruby, sapphire, etc, made from synthetic corundum
Origin of boule
2British Dictionary definitions for boule (3 of 3)
/ (buːl) /
a round loaf of white bread
Origin of boule
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