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Meaning of BUHL

Pronunciation:  bool

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
 
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 Synonyms: boule, boulle
 
 See Also: embellishment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Buhl\, Buhlwork \Buhl"work\, n. [From A. Ch. Boule, a
French carver in wood.]
Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal,
white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches,
etc. [Written also {boule}, {boulework}.]
 

 

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