boulle

/bul/
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Other forms: boulles

Definitions of boulle
  1. noun
    an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
    synonyms: boule, buhl
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    type of:
    embellishment
    a superfluous ornament
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