[buːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- brass, tortoiseshell, or other material cut to make a pattern and used for inlaying furniture
(e.g: boulle cabinets)


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Origin:
early 19th century: from French boule, from the name of André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker. The variant buhl is apparently a modern Germanized spelling