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boulleenUK
boulle B0418400 (bo͞ol)n. Variant of buhl.boulle (buːl) , boule or buhladj (Antiques) 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 centuryn (Antiques) Also called: boullework something ornamented with such marquetry[C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinet-maker]boulle or buhl (bul)
n. (sometimes cap.) elaborate inlaid work of tortoiseshell and brass or other metal on wood. Also called boulle•work (ˈbulˌwɜrk) [1870–75; < French, after A. C. Boul(l)e (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  boulle - an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetworkboule, buhlembellishment - a superfluous ornament |
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