| 释义 |
Definition of coromandel in English: coromandelnounˌkɒrəˈmand(ə)lˌkär- 1mass noun A fine-grained, greyish-brown ebony streaked with black, used in furniture. Also called calamander Example sentencesExamples - Executed in coromandel wood, each hinged flap mounted with a blue Wedgwood style oval plaque framed with a shaped beveled brass plate and brass rope twist moldings.
- Some quality caddies and tea chests were made in coromandel wood and were decorated with inlays of engraved brass, brass thin lines, and shell.
- The frame is exceptionally fine; it looks like coromandel wood and the textured gray mat is obviously hand-detailed.
- The stopknobs as well as the cheeks are made of coromandel wood.
- The sturdy pillar-like legs which are a hallmark of his style also adorn the fortepiano, which is cased with coromandel wood.
2The Sri Lankan tree that yields coromandel ebony. Diospyros quaesita, family Ebenaceae Example sentencesExamples - The following fruit trees are among those grown by the Baiga: mountain black plum, mango, forest mango, white teak, coromandel ebony, wild fig, banyan, Indian quince, and sebasten plum.
adjectiveˌkɒrəˈmand(ə)lˌkär- Denoting a form of oriental lacquerware with intaglio designs. Example sentencesExamples - In fact she was not glad at all, and she continued to think longingly about the beautiful coromandel screen in the apartment below her feet.
Origin From Coromandel Coast, from which oriental lacquerware was originally transported. Definition of coromandel in US English: coromandelnounˌkär- 1A fine-grained, grayish-brown wood streaked with black, used in furniture. Also called calamander Example sentencesExamples - Some quality caddies and tea chests were made in coromandel wood and were decorated with inlays of engraved brass, brass thin lines, and shell.
- The frame is exceptionally fine; it looks like coromandel wood and the textured gray mat is obviously hand-detailed.
- The sturdy pillar-like legs which are a hallmark of his style also adorn the fortepiano, which is cased with coromandel wood.
- The stopknobs as well as the cheeks are made of coromandel wood.
- Executed in coromandel wood, each hinged flap mounted with a blue Wedgwood style oval plaque framed with a shaped beveled brass plate and brass rope twist moldings.
2The Sri Lankan tree that yields coromandel wood. Diospyros quaesita, family Ebenaceae Example sentencesExamples - The following fruit trees are among those grown by the Baiga: mountain black plum, mango, forest mango, white teak, coromandel ebony, wild fig, banyan, Indian quince, and sebasten plum.
adjectiveˌkär- Denoting a form of Asian lacquerware with intaglio designs. Example sentencesExamples - In fact she was not glad at all, and she continued to think longingly about the beautiful coromandel screen in the apartment below her feet.
Origin From Coromandel Coast, from which oriental lacquerware was originally transported. |