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monoxylous, a.|mɒˈnɒksɪləs|
[ad. L. monoxyl-us (a. Gr. µονόξυλος made from a solid trunk, f. µόνο-ς mono- + ξύλ-ον wood, timber, piece of wood) + -ous.]
Formed or made out of a single piece of wood; also, using one piece of wood to make a boat or coffin, etc.
1863D. Wilson Preh. Ann. i. ii. (ed. 2) I. 47 The monoxylous artificers of Britain's prehistoric times. Ibid. ix. 229 The monoxylous boat-builders of the Forth. 1875― in Encycl. Brit. II. 338/2 The monoxylous oaken canoes dug up from time to time in the valley of the Clyde. |