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'
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Leo looked up from the boulle desk, where he was painstakingly copying a letter in calligraphy. SORT OF RICH (1990)
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