Buhl
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Definitions
- 1 A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. attributive, often, uncountable, usually
"In preparation for a client of his type, she had brought into the shop a buhl cabinet, selected from Jabez Rintle's hoard, and that piece, with its elaborate craftsmanship in brass, inlay, tortoiseshell and carving, arrested Mr Jacobson's flair for a bargain in financial values at least."
- 2 an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork wordnet
- 3 Furniture having ornamentation of this kind. uncountable, usually
"Fancy a Member of Parliament and an old English Baronet, by Gad! obliged to put a drawing-room clock and a buhl inkstand up the spout; and a gold duck’s-head paper-holder, that I dare say cost my wife five pound, for which they’d only give me fifteen-and-six!"
- 1 A surname.
- 2 An unincorporated community in Alabama.
- 3 One of two communes in France
- 4 A city in Idaho.
- 5 A city in Minnesota.
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More examples"In preparation for a client of his type, she had brought into the shop a buhl cabinet, selected from Jabez Rintle's hoard, and that piece, with its elaborate craftsmanship in brass, inlay, tortoiseshell and carving, arrested Mr Jacobson's flair for a bargain in financial values at least."
Etymology
A pronunciation spelling of Boulle, a French woodcarver.
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