Definition of 'boulle'
adjective
1.
denoting or relating to a type of marquetry of patterned inlays of brass and tortoiseshell, occasionally with other metals such as pewter, much used on French furniture from the 17th century
noun
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Word origin of 'boulle'
C18: named after André Charles Boulle (1642–1732), French cabinet-makerWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'boulle'
after Charles André Boulle (1642-1732), Fr cabinetmakerExample sentences containing 'boulle'
SORT OF RICH (1990)
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