/boohl/ , n. ( often cap. )
elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc.
Also, boule, boulle . Also called buhlwork /boohl"werrk'/ , boulework, boullework .
[ 1815-25; from Germanized form of F boulle or boule, named after A. C. Boulle or Boule (1642-1732), French cabinetmaker ]