Buhl
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
Historical Examples
The Forsyte Saga, Complete John Galsworthy
Dross Henry Seton Merriman
The Romance of His Life Mary Cholmondeley
Moment of Truth Basil Eugene Wells
Sonia Married Stephen McKenna
Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness Louis Couperus
Miss Primrose Roy Rolfe Gilson
The Sins of Sverac Bablon Sax Rohmer
The Sleuth of St. James’s Square Melville Davisson Post
The Old Furniture Book N. Hudson Moore
adjective, noun
the usual US spelling of boulle
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