boul

n. [ From Boulanger, a French mineralogist. ] (Min.) A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. boulangisme. ] The spirit or principles of a French political movement identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican malcontents. -- Bou*lan"gist n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{ } n. [ Cf. Sw. bullra to roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of water; a large pebble. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See Drift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bowlder clay, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of bowlders. --
Bowlder wall, a wall constructed of large stones or bowlders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bowlder. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. abounding in large rocks or stones; as, bouldered fields.
Syn. -- rocky, bouldery, stony. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Characterized by bowlders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a senate. The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, for which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its functions to embrace certain matters of administration and oversight. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Legislature of modern Greece. See Legislature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G. bollwerk. See Bulwark. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or fortified town. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city. [ 1913 Webster ]