Meaning of buhl | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A town in the Rastatt District, western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2. A particularly decorative piece of brass or other material, used as inlay in furniture or other works.
   attributive, often, uncountable, usually
3. A surname.
4. A village in Klettgau Municipality, southern Baden-Württemberg.
5. Furniture having ornamentation of this kind.
   uncountable, usually
6. An unincorporated community in Alabama.
7. A village in the Tübingen District, central Baden-Württemberg.
8. One of two communes in France
9. A city in Idaho.
10. A city in Minnesota.

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Examples

“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.”

“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!”

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