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bou·le 1

B0418300 (bo͞o′lē, bo͞o-lā′)n.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.
[Greek boulē, assembly; see gwelə- in Indo-European roots.]

boule 2

B0418400 (bo͞ol)n.1. a. often boules (bo͞ol) Any of several related bowling games, such as bocce or pétanque, traditionally played on an outdoor court.b. The ball used in one of these games.2. A round loaf of bread.3. A pear-shaped synthetic sapphire, ruby, or other alumina-based gem, produced by fusing and tinting alumina.
[French, ball, boule, from Old French, ball, from Latin bulla, rounded object, bubble.]

boules

(bul) pl n (Bowls & Bowling) (functioning as singular) a game, popular in France, in which metal bowls are thrown to land as near as possible to a target ball. It is played on rough surfaces[plural of boule ball1; see bowl2]
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