buhl

or boule, boulle

[ bool ]
noun(often initial capital letter)

  1. elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.

Origin of buhl

1
1815–25; from Germanized form of French boulle or boule, named after A. C. Boulle or Boule (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker
  • Also called buhl·work [bool-wurk], /ˈbulˌwɜrk/, boulework, boullework .

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British Dictionary definitions for buhl

buhl

/ (buːl) /

adjective, noun

  1. the usual US spelling of boulle

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