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boule

1. bou.le \'bu:-(.)le-, bu:-'la-\ n [Gk boule-, lit., will, fr. boulesthai 
   to wish] : a legislative council of ancient Greece consisting first of an 
   aristocra tic advisory body but later of a representative senate
2. boule \'bu:l\ n [F, ball - more at BOWL] : a pear-shaped mass (as of 
   sapphire) formed synthetically in a special fu rnace with the atomic 
   structure of a single crystal but with axes generally in a random position 
   with respect to its length