boulle
noun
ˈbül 
ˈbyül
variants or buhl
: inlaid decoration of tortoiseshell, yellow metal, and white metal in cabinetwork
Word History
Etymology
André Charles Boulle †1732 French cabinetmaker
First Known Use
1815, in the meaning defined above
- historical novel
- historical perfect
- historical present
- historical school
- historical society
- historical sociology
- historically
- historicalness
- historicalnesses
- historicise
- historicised
- historicises
- historicising
- historicism
- historicisms
- historicist
- historicists
- historicities
- historicity
- historicizations
- historicize
- historicized
- historicizes
- historicizing
- historico-