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buhl

  [bool]
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–noun (often initial capital letter)
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
Also, boule, boulle.
Also called buhl⋅work  [bool-wurk] , boulework, boullework.

Origin:
1815–25; from Germanized form of F boulle or boule, named after A. C. Boulle or Boule (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker
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buhl or boulle   (bōōl)   
n.  An elaborate inlay of tortoiseshell, ivory, and metal, used especially in decorating furniture.

[After André Charles Boulle or Buhl (1642-1732), French woodcarver.]
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