sandalwood

[ san-dl-wood ]

/ ˈsæn dlˌwʊd /

noun

the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.

any of these trees, especially S. album(white sandalwood ), an evergreen of India, having ovate leaves and yellowish flowers that turn red.

any of various related or similar trees or their woods, especially an East Indian tree, Pterocarpus santalinus(red sandalwood ), of the legume family, or its heavy dark-red wood that yields a dye.

Origin of sandalwood

First recorded in 1505–15; sandal² + wood¹

Words nearby sandalwood

sand, Sandage, Sandakan, sandal, sandalfoot, sandalwood, Sandalwood Island, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sand bar

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Example sentences from the Web for sandalwood

Banquet tables were bedecked with orchids, candles, and sandalwood fans to prevent sweating in eveningwear.
Donna Karan's Zen Approach to Cancer|Liz Kulze|June 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sandalwood is largely employed for fans, on account of its lightness, the ease with which it is worked, and also its fine aroma.
History of the Fan|George Woolliscroft Rhead
The wood of the naio when dry has a fragrance resembling that of sandalwood, and is used for torches in fishing.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various
The air was heavy with sandalwood, and attar of rose, and incense.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas

The country near the watercourses is wooded with myall, western-wood acacia, and Port Curtis sandalwood.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria|William Landsborough
And he shut Hyacinthe into the shed with a smoky lamp, his tools, and the sandalwood cabinet.
Christmas Stories And Legends|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sandalwood

sandalwood

sandal

/ (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) /

noun

any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album (white sandalwood), of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae

the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery

any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye

Word Origin for sandalwood

C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	sandalwood
释义	sandalwood [ san-dl-wood ] / ˈsæn dlˌwʊd / noun the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense. any of these trees, especially S. album(white sandalwood ), an evergreen of India, having ovate leaves and yellowish flowers that turn red. any of various related or similar trees or their woods, especially an East Indian tree, Pterocarpus santalinus(red sandalwood ), of the legume family, or its heavy dark-red wood that yields a dye. Origin of sandalwood First recorded in 1505–15; sandal² + wood¹ Words nearby sandalwood sand, Sandage, Sandakan, sandal, sandalfoot, sandalwood, Sandalwood Island, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sand bar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sandalwood Banquet tables were bedecked with orchids, candles, and sandalwood fans to prevent sweating in eveningwear. Donna Karan's Zen Approach to Cancer\|Liz Kulze\|June 15, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Sandalwood is largely employed for fans, on account of its lightness, the ease with which it is worked, and also its fine aroma. History of the Fan\|George Woolliscroft Rhead The wood of the naio when dry has a fragrance resembling that of sandalwood, and is used for torches in fishing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1\|Various The air was heavy with sandalwood, and attar of rose, and incense. A Little Girl in Old Salem\|Amanda Minnie Douglas The country near the watercourses is wooded with myall, western-wood acacia, and Port Curtis sandalwood. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria\|William Landsborough And he shut Hyacinthe into the shed with a smoky lamp, his tools, and the sandalwood cabinet. Christmas Stories And Legends\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sandalwood sandalwood sandal / (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) / noun any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album (white sandalwood), of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye Word Origin for sandalwood C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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