Boulework
buhl.
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
noun
the parliament in modern Greece
the senate of an ancient Greek city-state
noun
a pear-shaped imitation ruby, sapphire, etc, made from synthetic corundum
noun
a round loaf of white bread
adjective, noun
the usual US spelling of boulle
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