boule

1
[ bool ]

noun
  1. a 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.

  2. Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.

  1. a metal ball, usually made out of steel, used in pétanque.

  2. Sometimes boules. pétanque.

Origin of boule

1
First recorded in 1915–20; from French: literally, “a ball”; see origin at bowl2

Other definitions for boule (2 of 3)

boule2
[ bool ]

noun(often initial capital letter)Furniture.
  • Also called boule·work [bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.

Other definitions for Boule (3 of 3)

Boule
[ 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 of Boule

3
1840–50; <Greek: a council, body of chosen ones

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How to use boule in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for boule (1 of 3)

boule1

/ (ˈbuːliː) /


noun
  1. the parliament in modern Greece

  2. the senate of an ancient Greek city-state

Origin of boule

1
C19: from Greek boulē senate

British Dictionary definitions for boule (2 of 3)

boule2

/ (buːl) /


noun
  1. a pear-shaped imitation ruby, sapphire, etc, made from synthetic corundum

Origin of boule

2
C19: from French: ball

British Dictionary definitions for boule (3 of 3)

boule3

/ (buːl) /


noun
  1. a round loaf of white bread

Origin of boule

3
C20: from French: a ball

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