boulle

[ bool ]

noun(often initial capital letter)Furniture.
  • Also called boulle·work [bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.

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boulle

boule or buhl

/ (buːl) /


adjective
  1. denoting or relating to a type of marquetry of patterned inlays of brass and tortoiseshell, occasionally with other metals such as pewter, much used on French furniture from the 17th century

noun
  1. Also called: boullework something ornamented with such marquetry

Origin of boulle

1
C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinet-maker

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