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- (bōl) [A.S. bolla] a rounded, more or less hemispherical open container, or a structure resembling such a container.
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Bowl — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Se denomina Bowl o Tazón al partido final de algunas ligas de fútbol americano o a títulos disputados a partido único de este deporte. El origen del término viene de la forma de tazón o cuenco de los estadios, como… … Wikipedia Español
Bowl — may refer to:* Bowl (drug culture), the receptacle in which marijuana is placed prior to smoking * Bowl, slang meaning to walk in the UK: Let s bowl * Bowl (vessel), a common open top vessel used to serve food * Bowls, a precision sport popular… … Wikipedia
bowl — bowl1 [bōl] n. [ME bolle < OE bolla, cup, bowl < IE base * bhel , to swell, inflate (see BALL1); infl. in OE by L bulla, bubble, ball] 1. a deep, rounded container or dish, open at the top 2. the capacity or contents of a bowl 3. a thing or … English World dictionary
Bowl — Bowl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowling}.] 1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball. [1913 Webster] Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel, And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowl — (b[=o]l), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel. bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor. Cf. {Boll}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bowl — à Seattle Le bowl : à l origine, une … Wikipédia en Français
bowl — Ⅰ. bowl [1] ► NOUN 1) a round, deep dish or basin. 2) a rounded, concave part of an object. 3) a natural basin. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a stadium for sporting or musical events. ORIGIN Old English, related to BOLL(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
Bowl — (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud. Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Bill} a writing.] [1913 Webster] 1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side heavier than the other … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bowl — ‘round receptacle’ [OE] and bowl ‘ball used in bowls’ [15] come from different sources. The former (Old English bolle or bolla) comes ultimately from the Germanic base *bul , *bal , which was also the source of English ball, balloon, and ballot.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bowl — bowl; bowl·der·ing; bowl·dery; … English syllables
bowl — ‘round receptacle’ [OE] and bowl ‘ball used in bowls’ [15] come from different sources. The former (Old English bolle or bolla) comes ultimately from the Germanic base *bul , *bal , which was also the source of English ball, balloon, and ballot.… … Word origins
