boule

4 definitions found

boule - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. Legislature of modern Greece. See Legislature.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

  Boule \Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.
     Same as Buhl, Buhlwork.
     [1913 Webster]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]

boule - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  boule
      n 1: an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow
           and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: boulle,
           boule, buhl]