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

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Circassian walnut

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

At half-past one he went into one of the glass showrooms, a prettily furnished apartment whose most notable article of furniture was a grand piano in exquisitely matched Circassian walnut.

From The Story of Julia Page by Norris, Kathleen Thompson

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

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