单词 | zebrawood |
释义 | > as lemmaszebrawood zebrawood n. the striped wood of any of various tropical trees and shrubs, esp. of the genera Connarus (family Connaraceae) and Microberlinia (family Fabaceae), which is commonly used to make veneers and furniture; (also) a tree producing such wood.Cf. marblewood n. 2, zebrano n. 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 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > tropical mountain ebony1696 pigeon wood?1740 beef-wood1756 zebrawood1768 satinwood1773 afzelia1798 1768 Premiums (Soc. Encouragem. Arts, Manuf., & Commerce) 22 Beautiful variegated wood, proper for fineering, called Zebra Wood. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour viii. xlii. 231 A beautiful Devonport of zebra-wood, with a plate-glass back. 1871 J. Smith Domest. Bot. 467 Zebra-wood (Omphalobium Lambertii). A large tree, native of Guiana. 1921 W. Bullock Timbers for Woodwork 67 Andaman marble or zebrawood, a handsome wood finely striped with alternate but irregular bands of grey and black. 1996 Amer. Woodworker June 68/2 The name zebrawood..generally applies to certain members of the Leguminosae family: Microberlinia brazzavillensis, M. bisulcata, and Brachystegia fleuryana. 2007 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 30 Aug. r7/1 This is not your average chain hotel: It's a dim oasis lined with zebrawood panelling. < as lemmas |
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