单词 | yellow fir |
释义 | > as lemmasyellow fir yellow fir n. †(a) softwood of a yellow colour, spec. softwood obtained from the Scots pine (cf. yellow deal n.) (obsolete); (b) U.S. Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii; the wood of this tree. ΚΠ 1663 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders 64 Yellow Fur (called Dram) being very good. ?1667 S. Primatt City & Country Purchaser & Builder 61 Yellow Fir, called Dram,..is the best sort of Fir for flooring. 1828 T. Tredgold Elem. Princ. Carpentry (ed. 2) 239 Red or yellow fir is the produce of the Scotch fir tree (the Pinus sylvestris of botanists). 1882 Garden 30 Sept. 301/3 The principal tree in these forests [at Puget Sound] is the yellow Fir. 2003 E. J. Kamholz et al. Oregon-Amer. Lumber Company 338 Depending on the color and quality of the wood, Douglas fir is often called ‘red’ or ‘yellow’ fir. < as lemmas |
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