bird's-eye maple

American  

noun

1. a cut of sugar maple wood used especially for veneers, having a wavy grain with many dark, circular markings.

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Etymology

Origin of bird's-eye maple

First recorded in 1785–95

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bird's-eye maple

Cherry and Pacific madrona briar, bird's-eye maple briar and ivory alcantra gleam among luxurious marbles, fabrics and upholstery.

From Time Magazine Archive

A bird's-eye maple ledge atop the lower cabinets is a striking accent.

From Time Magazine Archive

She steadies herself against the whorled bird’s-eye maple console table in our foyer, my parents’ first flea market find as a couple, years before they had me.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Here again was a surprise, for this room was completely furnished in delicate, light bird's-eye maple, fit for a marquise, all dainty lemon-tinted curves.

From Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty by J. Scott (John Scott) Williams

At the foot of it he pushed open a door, and they gazed into a neat apartment, panelled with mirrors and bird's-eye maple.

From True Tilda by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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