About The Word Boule
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Boule
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What's The Definition Of Boule?
[n] an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
Synonyms | Synonyms for Boule: boulle | buhl Related Terms | Find terms related to Boule: See Also | embellishment Boule In Webster's Dictionary \Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.
Same as {Buhl}, {Buhlwork}.
\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}. |
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