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boule1 definition

boule (bo̵̅o̅′lē)

noun

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

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

boule2 definition

boule (bo̵̅o̅l)

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

Etymology: Fr, ball < L bulla: see bull

boule3 definition

boule (bo̵̅o̅l)

noun

boulle

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