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

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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

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.

Elkan nodded and looked helplessly round him at the Circassian walnut, of which half a forestful had gone to make up the furnishings of Koblin's front parlor.

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague