boule vs marble

boule

noun
  • 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 

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

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

marble

noun
  • A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. 

  • A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic. 

  • Statues made from marble. 

adj
  • Cold; hard; unfeeling. 

  • Made of, or resembling, marble. 

verb
  • To become interlaced with fat; (of fat) to interlace through meat. 

  • To get or have the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example due to the incomplete mixing of viscous ingredients, or the uneven application of paint or other colorants. 

  • To cause (something to have) the streaked or swirled appearance of certain types of marble, for example by mixing viscous ingredients incompletely, or by applying paint or other colorants unevenly. 

  • To lace or be laced throughout. 

  • To cause meat, usually beef, pork, or lamb, to be interlaced with fat so that its appearance resembles that of marble. 

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