boules
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boules
plural of boule
boules (uncountable)
bowls; a game played with metal balls.
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Before the 1850s bocce and pétanque boules were wooden balls, sometimes partially reinforced with hand-forged nails.
In one process, after single crystal sapphire boules are grown, they are core-drilled into cylindrical rods, and wafers are then sliced from these cores.
Canarian boules This is a similar game to the French Pétanque which is actually played very little on the island, although there are a few teams and courts.
In that latter respect, it is similar to the French boules game jeu provençal main also known as boule lyonnaise main.
Some of the old boules cloutées are genuine works of art and valued collectors items.
The alumina crystallizes on the end, creating long carrot-shaped boules of large size up to 200 kg in mass.