单词 | cocobolo |
释义 | cocobolon. The timber from any one of several species of tree of the Central American genus Dalbergia, or the tree itself (see quots.). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America guaiacum1533 guaiac1558 lignum vitae1594 sweetwood1607 green ebony1665 princewoodc1665 alligator wood1696 pimento wood1712 greenheart1719 mahoea1726 galimeta-wood1756 determa1769 bullet-wood1843 cocobolo1849 lancewood1858 silver-balli1858 yari-yari1858 Honduras rosewood1860 sabicu1866 amarant1909 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > other (South or Central) American woods palisander1843 cocobolo1849 amarant1947 louro1980 1849 W. H. Sidell Jrnl. 26 Feb. 23 (MS.) Cocobolo: Is when first cut yellowish or reddish yellow, it turns in a short time a dark rich yellowish brown. It is very hard and durable. 1897 Sears, Roebuck Catal. No. 104. 107/1 Cocobolo handle knives and forks. 1904 H. Stone Timbers of Commerce No. 209. p. 239 (heading) Cocobola Wood. Species unknown. 1951 R. Mayer Artist's Handbk. (new ed.) xii. 415 Cocobola, a very hard, dense, tough wood of a bright red colour and variable grain, imported from Nicaragua and Panama. Familiar through its use in knife handles. 1955 Gloss. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 30 Dalbergia retusa Hemsl. and allied species. Central America. Cocobolo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1849 |
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