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Definition of Boulle
1. Noun. An inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork.
Definition of Boulle
1. Adjective. (of furniture) with intricate inlay work, sometimes laden with ivory, tortoiseshell or brass ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boulle
1. buhl [n -S] - See also: buhl
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boulle
Literary usage of Boulle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Furniture of Our Forefathers by Esther Singleton, Russell Sturgis (1913)
"boulle was not the originator of the style that bears his name: he carried it to
... Long before boulle began to work, Cardinal Mazarin owned a cabinet of ..."
2. How to Collect Old Furniture by Frederick Litchfield (1904)
"Louis QUATORZE—Public collections of French furniture of this period—Berain and
Lebrun—Andr£ Charles boulle, his work and methods—boulle's ..."
3. How to Collect Old Furniture by Frederick Litchfield (1904)
"... Charles boulle, his work and methods—boulle's successors—Reproductions by
eminent makers, premiere et centre partie—Marqueterie of West Indian veneers, ..."
4. Decisions of the Supreme Court, Vice-Admiralty Court and Bankruptcy Court of by Mauritius Supreme Court, Vice-Admiralty Court, Supreme Court, Mauritius (1862)
"On the 4th day of December last, Jean Alfred boulle was heard, in his personal
answers ... Plaintiff argued that Arthur Mariette and Jean Alfred boulle, ..."
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