Buhl

Quick meaning: Buhl is a noun meaning (woodworking, often attributive) A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.

Meaning

(woodworking, often attributive) A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.

More Meanings

1. Furniture having ornamentation of this kind.

Example Sentences

Fancy a Member of Parliament and an old English Baronet, by Gad! obliged to put a drawing-room clock and a buhl inkstand up the spout; and a gold duck’s-head paper-holder, that I dare say cost my wife five pound, for which they’d only give me fifteen-and-six!

In preparation for a client of his type, she had brought into the shop a buhl cabinet, selected from Jabez Rintle's hoard, and that piece, with its elaborate craftsmanship in brass, inlay, tortoiseshell and carving, arrested Mr Jacobson's flair for a bargain in financial values at least.

Word Forms

• buhls

Synonyms for buhl

Depending on context, synonyms include boule, boulle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include boulle, boule, uh, buhlwork, boulework, biscuit.

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