boulle

[ bool ]
/ bul /

noun (often initial capital letter) Furniture.

buhl.
Also called boulle·work [bool-wurk] /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.

Words nearby boulle

boulevard, boulevardier, bouleversement, boulez, boulimia, boulle, boulogne, boulogne billancourt, boulogne-billancourt, boult, boulter

Definition for boulle (2 of 2)

buhl

or boule, boulle

[ bool ]
/ bul /

noun (often initial capital letter)

elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
Also called buhl·work [bool-wurk] /ˈbulˌwɜrk/, boulework, boullework.

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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British Dictionary definitions for boulle (1 of 2)

boulle

boule or buhl

/ (buːl) /

adjective

denoting or relating to a type of marquetry of patterned inlays of brass and tortoiseshell, occasionally with other metals such as pewter, much used on French furniture from the 17th century

noun

Also called: boullework something ornamented with such marquetry

Word Origin for boulle

C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinet-maker

British Dictionary definitions for boulle (2 of 2)

buhl
/ (buːl) /

adjective, noun

the usual US spelling of boulle