BUHL

boulle, boule, buhl

(noun) an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Buhl

A surname.

An unincorporated community in Alabama

One of two communes in France

A city in Idaho

A city in Minnesota

Anagrams

• bluh

Etymology

A pronunciation spelling of Boulle, a French woodcarver.

Noun

buhl (usually uncountable, plural buhls)

(woodworking) A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.

Furniture having ornamentation of this kind.

Anagrams

• bluh

Source: Wiktionary


Buhl, Buhl"work, n. Etym: [From A.Ch.Boule, a French carver in wood.]

Definition: Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal, white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches, etc. [Written also boule, boulework.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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