Definition of Bocce

1. Noun. Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court.

Exact synonyms: Bocci, Boccie
Generic synonyms: Bowling

Definition of Bocce

1. Noun. (sports) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bocce

1. boccie [n -S] - See also: boccie

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bocce

bobwhite
bobwhite quail
bobwhites
bobwig
bobwigs
bobèche
bocaccio
bocaccios
bocage
bocages
bocal
bocals
bocasine
bocca
boccas
bocce (current term)
bocce ball
bocces
bocci
bocci ball
boccia
boccias
boccie
boccie ball
boccies
boccis
bocconcini
bocconia
boce
boceprevir

Literary usage of Bocce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"On Egyptian records dating to as early as 5280 BC, figures may be seen tossing a ball in a similar way to how a bocce ball is tossed today. ..."

2. The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time: With Illustrations Maps, and Plans by James King Hewison (1895)
"... band was a younger brother of Walter, John, who perished at the siege of Damietta, in 1249. If bocce is accurate, ... 4 bocce, lib. xiii. fol. ccc. ..."

3. Roba Di Roma by William Wetmore Story (1864)
"... dictus Another favourite game of ball among the Romans is bocce or Boc- cette. It is played between two sides, consisting of any number of persons, ..."

4. The Scottish Historical Review by Company of Scottish History (1905)
"... Grafton, Major, bocce, Bellenden i Stewart, Lesley and Buchanan, all precursors of Holinshed, he deve special sections to the supernatural paternity of ..."

5. Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)
"On Egyptian records dating to as early as 5280 BC, figures may be seen tossing a ball in a similar way to how a bocce ball is tossed today. ..."

6. The Isle of Bute in the Olden Time: With Illustrations Maps, and Plans by James King Hewison (1895)
"... band was a younger brother of Walter, John, who perished at the siege of Damietta, in 1249. If bocce is accurate, ... 4 bocce, lib. xiii. fol. ccc. ..."

7. Roba Di Roma by William Wetmore Story (1864)
"... dictus Another favourite game of ball among the Romans is bocce or Boc- cette. It is played between two sides, consisting of any number of persons, ..."

8. The Scottish Historical Review by Company of Scottish History (1905)
"... Grafton, Major, bocce, Bellenden i Stewart, Lesley and Buchanan, all precursors of Holinshed, he deve special sections to the supernatural paternity of ..."

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