ballet vs boule

ballet

noun
  • A bearing in coats of arms representing one or more balls, called bezants, plates, etc., according to colour. 

  • A light part song, frequently with a fa-la-la chorus, common among Elizabethan and Italian Renaissance composers. 

  • The company of persons who perform this dance. 

  • A theatrical presentation of such dancing, usually with music, sometimes in the form of a story. 

  • A classical form of dance. 

  • Any intricate series of operations involving coordination between individuals. 

verb
  • To perform an action reminiscent of ballet dancing. 

boule

noun
  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules. 

  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means. 

  • A round loaf of bread. 

  • A round piece of dough. 

  • A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges. 

  • A council of citizens in Ancient Greece 

verb
  • To shape (a piece of dough) into a ball. 

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