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Definition of Boccie
1. Noun. Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court.
Definition of Boccie
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of bocce) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boccie
1. an Italian bowling game [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boccie
Literary usage of Boccie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages: Der Wendepunkt der Renaissance by Woldemar von Seidlitz, Ferdinand Gregorovius, Annie Hamilton (1906)
"An ancient palace of this description with columns and a tower stands in the
Vicolo delle boccie in Traste- vere, with the inscription ..."
2. Roba Di Roma by William Wetmore Story (1887)
"As it is, therefore, comparatively pure at Monte Testaccio, this is a favorite
resort of the Romans on festa afternoons, who go there to play boccie or ..."
3. History of the City of Rome in the Middle Ages by Ferdinand Gregorovius, Annie Hamilton, Irving Stone (1898)
"An ancient palace of this description with columns and a tower stands in the
Vicolo delle boccie in Traste- vere, with the inscription Domus Libera D. ..."
4. Immigration and Americanization: Selected Readings by Philip Davis, Bertha Schwartz (1920)
"The boy takes no interest in "Mora," a guessing match played with the fingers,
or "boccie," a kind of bowls — his father's favorite games. ..."
5. The Italian Contribution to American Democracy by John Horace Mariano (1921)
"Sometimes the Italian game of "boccie" is indulged in. This is a very simple game
and requires no skill or dexterity save that gained in throwing a ball ..."
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