boule
1
[ bool ]
/ bul /
noun
Origin of boule
1
1915–20; < French: literally, a ball; see
bowl2
Words nearby boule
Definition for boules (2 of 4)
Also called
boule·work
[bool-wurk] /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.
Definition for boules (3 of 4)
Boule
[ boo-lee, boo-ley ]
/ ˈbu li, buˈleɪ /
noun
the legislative assembly of modern Greece.
(sometimes lowercase)
a state legislative, advisory, or administrative council in ancient Greece.
Origin of Boule
1840–50; < Greek: a council, body of chosen ones
Definition for boules (4 of 4)
buhl
or boule, boulle
[ bool ]
/ bul /
noun (often initial capital letter)
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
Also called
buhl·work
[bool-wurk] /ˈbulˌwɜrk/,
boulework,
boullework.
Origin of buhl
1815–25; from Germanized form of French
boulle or
boule, named after A. C.
Boulle or
Boule (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker
Example sentences from the Web for boules
As 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 boules (1 of 5)
boules
/ French (bul) /
pl n
(functioning as singular)
a game, popular in France, in which metal bowls are thrown to land as near as possible to a target ball. It is played on rough surfaces
Word Origin for boules
plural of
boule
ball
1; see
bowl ²
British Dictionary definitions for boules (2 of 5)
boule
1
/ (ˈbuːliː) /
noun
the parliament in modern Greece
the senate of an ancient Greek city-state
Word Origin for boule
C19: from Greek
boulē senate
British Dictionary definitions for boules (3 of 5)
boule
2
/ (buːl) /
noun
a pear-shaped imitation ruby, sapphire, etc, made from synthetic corundum
Word Origin for boule
C19: from French: ball
British Dictionary definitions for boules (4 of 5)
boule
3
/ (buːl) /
noun
a round loaf of white bread
Word Origin for boule
C20: from French: a ball