Noun: boule bool
- An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
"The antique desk featured exquisite boule work";
- boulle, buhl
- French form of bowls played outdoors with metals balls usually on ground in public places
"Tourists often see locals playing boule in parks across France";
- pétanque
Sounds like: boulle, boules, buhl, Boole
Derived forms: boules
Type of: bowling, embellishment
Encyclopedia: Boule