bale. Usually a cotton or hay bale, which was cotton or hay compacted into a rectangular cross section bundle and held together by wire (baling wire for hay) or steel bands (for cotton). A cotton bale typically weighed about 500 pounds and a hay bale about sixty-six pounds.
Other uses. 1  Mauli (thread), a Hindu ritual item. 2  Mouli grater, a kitchen utensil. 3  Mouli Island, one of the Loyalty Islands in New Caledonia.  Mouli, Punjab, a village in Phagwara tehsil, Punjab, India.
Coulis (french) An old culinary term of some confusion; originally the strained juices from cooked meat, then a puree of chickne, game, or fish; now it usually means a bisque or thick sauce or puree, such as tomato.. Today it often refers to a thin puree (or thick sauce) of either vegetables or fruit.f you ask me a coulis is equal parts juice from a fruit (most likely a berry) and simple syrup, which is equal parts sugar and water reduced by nearly half. I've also seen savory coulis made from grilled or roasted bell peppers.