boule
noun
in ancient Greece
- Historical an advisory council of elders
- later, a representative assembly with legislative and administrative functions
noun
- a French game similar to boccie
- a small rounded mass, as of synthetic sapphire or ruby, produced by the fusion of alumina, suitably tinted, in a furnace
See boule in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bo͞oˈlē, bo͞o-lāˈ)
noun- The lower house of the modern Greek legislature.
a. The senate of 400 founded by Solon in ancient Athens.
b. A legislative assembly in any one of the ancient Greek states.
(bo͞ol)
noun- A pear-shaped synthetic sapphire, ruby, or other alumina-based gem, produced by fusing and tinting alumina.
- A round loaf of white bread.
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