The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BOULES
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What does BOULES mean?
BOULES noun- One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
- 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
- Bowls; a game played with metal balls.
- A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.
- Furniture having ornamentation of this kind.