单词 | mottled maple |
释义 | > as lemmasmottled maple mottled maple n. an ornamental wood obtained from any of several American maples. ΚΠ 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 93 The American [maple], especially that from Prince Edward's Island, is very beautiful, and distinguished as bird's-eye maple and mottled maple. The latter is principally used for picture-frames; the former is full of small knots that give rise to its name. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 216 The Russian maple is thought to be the wood of a birch tree... The bird's eye maple is the American variety... The mottled maple is a commoner variety. 1996 Re: Soft Maple vs. Hard Maple in rec.woodworking (Usenet newsgroup) 11 Aug. The bulk of the ‘quilted’ or ‘mottled’ maple that wanders thru my shop is the soft variety. < as lemmas |
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