Circassian walnut
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Circassian walnut
First recorded in 1910–15
Example Sentences
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Morgan’s private library is kitted out with three tiers of Circassian walnut bookshelves, under a vaulted ceiling painted with muses and zodiac signs.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2019
Miss Stetson envisioned a structure to rival the Mother Church in Boston, and the building had gold chandeliers, marble floors and curved pews made of Circassian walnut.
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2014
What about the possibilities of Circassian walnut lumber?
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946 by Northern Nut Growers Association
His personal taste finds its supreme enjoyment in the Circassian walnut panelling, desk, and tables of the directors' room in the Millionaire's Trust and Savings Bank.
From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl
The girls exclaimed over the Circassian walnut furniture and could not decide as to which room was the prettier.
From Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School Or, Fast Friends in the Sororities by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]
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