Circassian walnut

American  

noun

1. the hard, intricately grained wood of the English walnut.

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Etymology

Origin of Circassian walnut

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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

But all these were in the guest-rooms now, and in her own bedroom Mrs. White had a complete set of Circassian walnut, heavily carved, and ornamented with cunningly inset panels of rattan.

From The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

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.]

Veneers of the heartwood are largely used in furniture, sometimes as imitation mahogany or Circassian walnut.

From Forest Trees of Illinois How to Know Them by Fuller George D.