buhl

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works. attributive,often,uncountable,usually
    — 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.
  2. Furniture having ornamentation of this kind. uncountable,usually
    — 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!

词形变化

buhls plural boulle alternative boule alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
buhl work buhlwork

词源

A pronunciation spelling of Boulle, a French woodcarver.
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