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4 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: boule n : an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: {boulle}, {buhl}]
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