boulework

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boulework - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Boule \Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.
     Same as Buhl, Buhlwork.
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  Buhl \Buhl\, Buhlwork \Buhl"work\, n. [From A. Ch. Boule, a
     French carver in wood.]
     Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal,
     white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches,
     etc. [Written also boule, boulework.]
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