ALL meanings of boulle
boulle
B b - adjective boulle 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 3
- noun boulle something ornamented with such marquetry 3
- noun boulle decoration of furniture with designs of tortoise shell, brass, silver, etc. inlaid in wood 3
- noun boulle furniture so decorated 3
- noun boulle elaborate inlaid work of woods, metals, tortoiseshell, ivory, etc. 1
- noun boulle (woodworking) Alternative form of buhl. 0