buhl
Collocations
4ADJ.
selected
VERB + BUHL
shop
BUHL + NOUN
cabinet, inkstand
PREP.
from, up
Definitions
noun
A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.
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.
Furniture having ornamentation of this kind.
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!
name
A surname.
An unincorporated community in Alabama.
One of two communes in France
A city in Idaho.
A city in Minnesota.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — an inlaid furniture decoration
- boulle
- boule
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2In 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, tortoiseshe
WiktionaryFancy 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
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