boule

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

boule
    n 1: an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow
         and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork [syn: {boulle},
         {boule}, {buhl}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boule \Bou"le\, n. [Gr. ?.]
   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a
      senate.

   Note: The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of
         princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The
         Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate
         of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, for
         which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It
         later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its
         functions to embrace certain matters of administration
         and oversight.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. Legislature of modern Greece. See {Legislature}.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boule \Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.
   Same as {Buhl}, {Buhlwork}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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}.]
   [1913 Webster]