<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A round loaf of bread, usually with a crisp or chewy crust: Compare baguette (def 1), batard (def).</li><li>A cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.</li><li>A metal ball, usually made out of steel, used in pétanque.</li><li>Sometimes boules.</li><li>Pétanque.</li></ul>