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‖ padouk|pæˈdaʊk|
Also padauk, padowk, peduk.
[Burmese native name.]
A large deciduous or evergreen tree of the genus Pterocarpus, belonging to the family Leguminosæ, esp. P. soyauxii of West Africa, P. dalbergioides of the Andaman Islands, and P. macrocarpus of Burma and Thailand; also, the reddish hardwood produced by these trees. Also attrib.
1839H. Malcom Trav. South-Eastern Asia I. ii. 189 The Pa-douk, or Mahogany.., is plenty in the upper provinces... It grows very large, and is mostly of the branched or knotty kind. 1858in Simmonds Dict. Trade. 1858C. T. Winter Six Months Brit. Burmah xv. 115 The pa-douk..a highly ornamental ever⁓green tree with bright yellow papilionaceous flowers, which are very fragrant, exudes a gum. 1892Blackw. Mag. Sept. 384 Thick among the huge ‘padouks’ the gray-stemmed ‘gurjuns’ gleam. 1893Westm. Gaz. 20 Apr. 3/3 Peduk is darker in colour than the other woods generally used. 1895Daily News 3 June 5/6 There is at least one thing which Cedric the Saxon never heard of—the Indian padouk wood of the fittings. 1900–1Prain Ann. Report Bot. Gard. Calcutta, The true or Burma Padouk is the timber of Pterocarpus macrocarpus, a species that occurs only in Burma. ‘Andaman Padouk’ or ‘Redwood’ is the timber of P. dalbergioides..found only, in a wild state, in the Andamans. 1908W. R. Fisher Schlich's Man. Forestry (ed. 2) V. 590 Many foreign woods are used for piano-cases—mahogany, American walnut and maple, padauk, stain wood, etc., ebony for keys, and Florida-cedar for the hammers. 1928Observer 25 Mar. 13/2 Counter-tops at the Bank of England are made of Andaman padouk. 1930Times Lit. Suppl. 5 June 483/3 He would be a tiro indeed who could mistake the fierce red and lively grain of padouk, or the dull heavy texture of sabicu for mahogany. 1956Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Prod. Res. Lab.) 182 Padouk wood is variable in texture. 1967G. Sims Last Best Friend vii. 61 The weight of the Padouk door might have been the first sign to the perceptive caller that this was a rather special house. 1973Times 1 Feb. 19/3 In the furniture section padouk wood display cabinets..were selling in the {pstlg}200–{pstlg}500 range. |