buhl

American  

[bool] / bul /

Or boule,

noun

(often initial capital letter)

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

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buhl British  

/ buːl /

adjective

1. the usual US spelling of boulle

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Etymology

Origin of buhl

1815–25; from Germanized form of French boulle or boule, named after A. C. Boulle or Boule (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker

Example Sentences

Dr. Lepardo was off again upon his voyage of discovery, drifting from picture to vase, from statuette to buhl cabinet.

From The Sins of Séverac Bablon by Rohmer, Sax

A pretty appartement in the Rue de l'Arcade pleases Stella particularly, perhaps because the drawing-room is furnished with buhl cabinets.

From Erlach Court by Schubin, Ossip

A decanter which had held ether was overturned on a buhl table.

From A Duel by Marsh, Richard

The overturned decanter which had been on the buhl table in the morning was still there.

From A Duel by Marsh, Richard

The young lady to whom this charm was chiefly owing was sitting by a buhl work-table, on which lay her embroidery and a book.

From Tom Brown at Oxford by Hughes, Thomas