boulle

[ bool ]

/ bul /

noun (often initial capital letter)Furniture.

buhl.

Also called boulle·work

[bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/.

Words nearby boulle

bouleuterion, boulevard, boulevardier, bouleversement, Boulez, boulle, Boulogne, Boulogne Billancourt, Boult, boulter, Boulton

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Example sentences from the Web for boulle

There are many really magnificent pieces of Boulle, and several marbles brought back from Italy.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
Buhl, or Boulle, is inlaid work with tortoise-shell or metals in arabesques or cartouches.
The Old Furniture Book|N. Hudson Moore
When there are only two slices of material the technical term for them is Boulle and Counter.
Intarsia and Marquetry|F. Hamilton Jackson
In later Boulle, called new Boulle, the tortoiseshell is reddened by colour, or by gilding laid under it.
British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux

The materials principally in use, however, in Boulle marquetry are tortoiseshell and brass.
British Manufacturing Industries|L. Arnoux

British Dictionary definitions for boulle

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

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单词	boulle
释义	boulle [ bool ] / bul / noun (often initial capital letter)Furniture. buhl. Also called boulle·work [bool-wurk]. /ˈbulˌwɜrk/. Words nearby boulle bouleuterion, boulevard, boulevardier, bouleversement, Boulez, boulle, Boulogne, Boulogne Billancourt, Boult, boulter, Boulton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boulle There are many really magnificent pieces of Boulle, and several marbles brought back from Italy. Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835\|Dorothy Duchesse de Dino Buhl, or Boulle, is inlaid work with tortoise-shell or metals in arabesques or cartouches. The Old Furniture Book\|N. Hudson Moore When there are only two slices of material the technical term for them is Boulle and Counter. Intarsia and Marquetry\|F. Hamilton Jackson In later Boulle, called new Boulle, the tortoiseshell is reddened by colour, or by gilding laid under it. British Manufacturing Industries\|L. Arnoux The materials principally in use, however, in Boulle marquetry are tortoiseshell and brass. British Manufacturing Industries\|L. Arnoux British Dictionary definitions for boulle 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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