BUHLWORK

Etymology

Noun

buhlwork (uncountable)

(woodworking) Alternative form of buhl work

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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