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1832 C. Babbage xi. 75 Inlaid plates of brass and rosewood, called buhl work.
1860 R. Hunt (ed. 5) I. 468 Buhl-work consists of inlaid veneers; and differs from marquetry in being confined to decorative scrollwork.