BOULE
What does "BOULE" mean?
A single rounded mass, such as a synthetic crystal ingot, a round loaf of bread, or a ball in the game of boules.
Meanings
- A pear- or sausage-shaped single-crystal ingot grown synthetically, as of sapphire or silicon. The furnace produced a flawless sapphire boule for the laser lenses. technical
- A round, crusty loaf of French bread, roughly the shape of a ball. She tore open a warm boule and spread it with butter.
- A heavy metal ball used in the French game of boules (pétanque). He lofted his boule to knock his rival's away from the jack.
- In ancient Greece, a council of citizens that prepared business for the assembly. The boule of Athens numbered five hundred members. technical
Word origin
From French 'boule' meaning 'ball', from Latin 'bulla' ('bubble, round object'). The Greek council sense comes separately from Ancient Greek 'boulē' meaning 'will, counsel'.
Remember it
BOULE looks like 'bowl' with the letters tumbled - and almost everything it names is round like a bowl turned over.
A little poem
One name for the loaf and the crystal and the throw-
each a roundness pulled from heat or hand,
the world's small fondness for the perfect O.
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Wordplay
- A baker, a jeweller, and a pétanque player all asked for a boule. Each got something round - and only one was edible.
What it teaches
One simple shape, the sphere, shows up wherever heat or hand seeks the path of least edge.
Quick facts
What does BOULE mean?
A single rounded mass, such as a synthetic crystal ingot, a round loaf of bread, or a ball in the game of boules.
Is BOULE a valid word?
Yes — BOULE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BOULE?
BOULE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BOULE come from?
From French 'boule' meaning 'ball', from Latin 'bulla' ('bubble, round object'). The Greek council sense comes separately from Ancient Greek 'boulē' meaning 'will, counsel'.
What can BOULE teach us?
One simple shape, the sphere, shows up wherever heat or hand seeks the path of least edge.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.