boule vs mound

boule

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

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. 

mound

verb
  • To form a mound. 

  • To force or pile into a mound or mounds. 

  • To fortify with a mound; add a barrier, rampart, etc. to. 

noun
  • The mons veneris. 

  • Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch. 

  • A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll. 

  • A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross. 

  • An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense 

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