boules
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of boules
plural of boule ball 1 ; see bowl ²
Example Sentences
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The display also featured Dahl's personal set of boules, along with his own invention of a magnet on a string, which Dahl used for picking up each boule.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
“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
A few t�tes de boules remained for some time, but under so strict a surveillance that they could seldom communicate with our opponents without being observed, and the discovery subjected them to some chastisement.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume I. by M'lean, John
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