boules
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of boules
plural of boule ball 1 ; see bowl ²
Example Sentences
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“People are more open to naan, pita, tortillas, brioche, boules, baguettes and pretzel buns,” he says.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
By about 6 p.m., as the sourdough boules were left to rest overnight, the wheat loaves emerged from the ovens fragrant and invitingly browned.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
When you're ready to bake, boules will need to be inverted and lowered into the Dutch oven.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2022
The narrow, stone-paved alleys that meander to the 15th-century port are empty, and the dusty Place des Lices, where old-timers play boules under the leafy canopy of gnarled plane trees, is quiet.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2020
‘Buttino, a maister or mistres of boules or coites whereat the plaiers cast or playe; some call it the blocke.’ p.
From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Summers, Montague
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