whitewood

[ hwahyt-wood, wahyt- ]

noun

1. any of numerous trees, as the tulip tree or the linden, yielding a white or light-colored wood.
2. the wood of these trees.
3. a cottonwood of the genus Populus.

whitewood

/ ˈwaɪtˌwʊd /

noun

1. any of various trees with light-coloured wood, such as the tulip tree, basswood, and cottonwood
2. the wood of any of these trees
3. See mahoe
   Alsowhiteywood another name for mahoe

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitewood¹

First recorded in 1655–65; white + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Fig. 276 (A) shows another method that answers well for soft woods such as pine, American whitewood and satin walnut.

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Mrs. Whitewood might have replied, Why don't you say it yourself?

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"Mr. Whitewood, please say nothing about this," she whispered.

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I made my camera box out of thin quarter-inch whitewood boards and pasted black paper over the joints to keep out the light.

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Instead of this he made a gallant moral effort, and succeeded in talking copiously to the junior Whitewood.

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