BUHL


Meaning of BUHL in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .