单词 | zingana |
释义 | † zinganan.1 Obsolete. A Romani woman or girl. Cf. Zingani n., Zingara n. ΚΠ 1883 Harper's Mag. May 906/2 A glowing Italian, dressed in all the witchery of the coquettish zingana's attire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). zinganan.2 The striped wood of any of various African trees, especially from a leguminous tree of the genus Microberlinia.More usually called zebrawood or zebrano. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > [noun] > woods with specific markings speckle-wood1619 speckled wood1656 pigeon wood?1740 zebrawood1768 snake-wood1843 tiger-wood1858 tortoise-wood1866 zebrano1908 zingana1911 1911 Bull. Bureau Agric. Intelligence & Plant-dis. Mar. 621 The Zingana which is yellow, veined with black, is a splendid wood and has no equal. 1947 J. C. Rich Materials & Methods Sculpt. x. 297 Zebrawood, also known as Zingana and Zebrano, is a tropical wood imported from Africa. 1973 Observer 8 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 13/1 (advt.) The grapefruit knife's got a stainless steel blade, zingana wood handle. 2009 G. Topa et al. Rainforests Cameroon v. 78 Much illegal timber (high-value woods such as bété, bibolo, bubinga, sapelli, and zingana) is used to make furniture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11883n.21911 |
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