Hypertext Webster Gateway: "boule"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Boule \Bou"le\, n. [Gr. ?.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a
senate.
Note: The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of
princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The
Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate
of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, for
which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It
later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its
functions to embrace certain matters of administration
and oversight.
2. Legislature of modern Greece. See {Legislature}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Boule \Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.
Same as {Buhl}, {Buhlwork}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Buhl \Buhl\, Buhlwork \Buhl"work\, n. [From A. Ch. Boule, a
French carver in wood.]
Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal,
white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches,
etc. [Written also {boule}, {boulework}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
boule
n : an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and
white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: {boulle}, {buhl}]
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