citron wood

noun

1. the wood of the citron.
2. the wood of the sandarac.

citron wood

noun

1. the wood of the citron tree
2. the wood of the sandarac

Word History and Origins

Origin of citron wood¹

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

The Romans, in the time of Nero, had tables made of citron-wood brought from Mauritania; they were varnished with purple and gold.

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An Italian mandoline of citron-wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, engraven with figures.

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One may surely admire the tigrine stripes and panther-like spots of the citron-wood without being a Lucullus or an Apicius.

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I opened his pretty casket of citron wood, with locks of steel and silver.

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And its walls and its roof were made of cypress-wood, and its doors of ivory and citron-wood.

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