boule

(bo̵̅o̅)

noun

in ancient Greece
  1. Historical an advisory council of elders
  2. later, a representative assembly with legislative and administrative functions

Origin: Gr boulē; akin to ballein, to throw (see ball); orig. sense, to throw oneself in spirit into some effort

noun

  1. a French game similar to boccie
  2. a small rounded mass, as of synthetic sapphire or ruby, produced by the fusion of alumina, suitably tinted, in a furnace

Origin: Fr, ball < L bulla: see bull

noun

boulle

See boule in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The lower house of the modern Greek legislature.
  2. a. The senate of 400 founded by Solon in ancient Athens.
    b. A legislative assembly in any one of the ancient Greek states.

Origin:

Origin: Greek boulē, assembly; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots

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noun
  1. A pear-shaped synthetic sapphire, ruby, or other alumina-based gem, produced by fusing and tinting alumina.
  2. A round loaf of white bread.

Origin:

Origin: French, ball

Origin: , from Old French, bubble

Origin: , from Latin bulla

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