boulle
/buːl/(亦作buhl)
noun
mass noun
1- brass, tortoiseshell, or other material cut to make a pattern and used for inlaying furniture（黄铜, 龟壳或其他材料）镶嵌的木料（用来做家具）：
as modifier boulle cabinets.嵌花橱柜。
1.1
- work inlaid with brass, tortoiseshell, or other material in such a way用镶嵌木料做的家具。
词源
early 19th cent.: from 〈法〉 boule, from the name of André Charles Boulle （1642-1732）, French cabinetmaker. The variant buhl apparently a modern Germanized spelling.