durmast

[ dur-mast, -mahst ]

noun
  1. a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.

Origin of durmast

1
1785–95; short for durmast oak, perhaps erroneously for dunmast oak;see dun2, mast2

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durmast

durmast oak

/ (ˈdɜːˌmɑːst) /


noun
  1. Also called: sessile oak a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns: Compare pedunculate oak

  2. the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork

Origin of durmast

1
C18: probably alteration of dun mast; see dun ², mast ²

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