单词 | gaboon wood |
释义 | > as lemmasgaboon wood gaboon wood n. †(a) camwood (or barwood), a red dye wood commonly exported from Gabon (obsolete rare); (b) Gaboon mahogany (see sense 2) or (rarely) Gaboon ebony (see sense 3). ΚΠ ?1855 Koopmans-Goudmijn: Leerboek der Warenkennis 237 Kamhout, ook wel Afrikaansch roodhout geheeten, engl. bar wood, Gabon of Gaboon wood. 1898 Timber & Wood Working Machinery 17 Sept. 568/3 The African wood did fairly well, the only parcel being offered and withdrawn being the 50 logs of round Gaboon wood, which buyers seem to have a prejudice against. 1904 Amer. Architect & Building News 19 Mar. 92/2 Gaboon wood is very little better than birch in color and texture, and, as a furniture-wood, it should be avoided. 1969 World Wood July 41/1 Okoumé (Gaboon wood) is by far the main species exploited. 2003 Jrnl. Soc. Architect. Historians 62 264/1 The desk designed for Marie Dormoy in mahogany, gaboon wood, and ivory (ca. 1932) placed Perret among the most sophisticated..French designers. < as lemmas |
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