boule
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boule¹
- /buːl/
Rhymes with -uːl
Where it 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.
noun boules
- One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. Wani had been wet about the game until he turned out to be good at it, and now he was absorbed and unironical, tripping after the ball, yapping and grinning when he bombed the other boules away from the jack-ball, or cochonnet.
- 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. Behind him is lumber 'sawn in the boule.' Wood is more commonly sawn in this manner in Europe and is stacked in the order it comes from the log.
verb boules · bouling · bouled
- To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball.
boule²
- /buːl/
Rhymes with -uːl
Where it comes from
Alteration of Boulle. See buhl.
noun boules
- Alternative form of buhl
boule³
- /buːl/
Rhymes with -uːl
noun boules
- A council of citizens in Ancient Greece
Translations
Talk about this word "boule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boule. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boule. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boule "boule." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boule.Cite this
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title = {boule},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boule},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
