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cedarwood

[see-der-woo d]

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noun

Origin of cedarwood

First recorded in 1605–15; cedar + wood¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for cedarwood

Historical Examples of cedarwood

In seven large bowls he places calamus, cedarwood, and incense.
The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria
Morris Jastrow
From the interior of the safe he removed a cedarwood box, also locked.
The Man Who Knew
Edgar Wallace
Place a drop of cedarwood oil on the centre of the cover-slip.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre
Cedarwood oil, distilled from the wood of Juniperus virginiana.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture
W. H. Simmons
A handful of black lace and cedarwood chained him to the spot!
Vittoria, Complete
George Meredith