boule.
One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
Meaning & usage
One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
A round loaf of bread.
A round piece of dough.
A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.
Where this word comes from
From French boule. Doublet of bull (etymologies 2 and 4) and bulla, or of bowl and pulla, depending on the etymology of the French word.
To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball.
Where this word comes from
From French boule. Doublet of bull (etymologies 2 and 4) and bulla, or of bowl and pulla, depending on the etymology of the French word.
A council of citizens in Ancient Greece
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βούλομαι (boúlomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ)bor. English boule Borrowed from Ancient Greek βουλή (boulḗ).
Alternative form of buhl.
Where this word comes from
Alteration of Boulle. See buhl.
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