boulle
boulle
[buːl]
(亦作 buhl)
noun
[buːl]
(亦作 buhl)
noun
- [mass noun]brass, tortoiseshell, or other material cut to make a pattern and used for inlaying furniture
（黄铜，龟壳或其他材料）镶嵌的木料（用来做家具）
[as modifier]boulle cabinets.
嵌花橱柜。
■work inlaid with brass, tortoiseshell, or other material in such a way
用镶嵌木料做的家具
- early 19th cent.: from 法 boule, from the name of André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinetmaker. The variant buhl apparently a modern Germanized spelling
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