boulle

English

Etymology

After André Charles Boulle.

Noun

boulle (usually uncountable, plural boulles)

1. (woodworking) Alternative form of buhl
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:

     The boulle clock ticked, with mindless vigilance.

Anagrams

• lobule