单词 | boule |
释义 | boule1/buːl![]() noun (plural boules pronunc. same) A metal ball used in the French game of boules, a form of bowls played on rough ground: in the central square a game of boules was in progress...
Origin1920s (originally denoting a form of roulette): French, literally 'bowl'. Rhymesboule2/ˈbuːli![]() noun A legislative body of ancient or modern Greece.The membership of the boule (council chamber) was then made up of 50 members of each tribe, elected by lot for a year, and each month the complement of one of the tribes - 50 people - would act as a sort of upper house....
OriginFrom Greek boulē 'senate'. |
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