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

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Example Sentences

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buhl

My lady shivered and looked round at the bright collection of bric-a-brac, as if the Sevres and bronze, the buhl and ormolu, had been the moldering adornments of some ruined castle.

From Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon

The little buhl clock chimed nine in silver tones.

From The Daughter Pays by Mrs. Baillie Reynolds

A little toy time-piece of buhl on the stone mantel chimed musically its story of the hour, and Sir Jasper Kingsland lifted his gloomy eyes for a moment at the sound.

From The Baronet's Bride by May Agnes Fleming

Wealth's wasteful tricks I will not learn Nor ape the glittering upstart fool;— Shall not carved tables serve my turn, But all must be of buhl?

From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) by Marshall Pinckney Wilder

There are two splendid buhl cabinets in the room, and a table of costly stone from Italy; it is mounted on a richly carved and gilt stand.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

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