boules

/ French (bul) /

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pl n

(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

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Word Origin for boules

plural of boule ball 1; see bowl ²

Words nearby boules

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How to use boules in a sentence

For the men of Cagnes were engrossed in the favorite sport of the Midi, jeu aux boules.
Riviera Towns|Herbert Adams Gibbons
Presently a carriage was heard rolling away up the Rue de Deux-Boules.
The Regent's Daughter|Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
Rue des Deux-Boules existed under another name in the twelfth century.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff
Rue des Deux-Boules dates under other names from the twelfth century.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff

As is well known, the rough material is formed in boules or pear-shaped drops under an inverted blowpipe.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade