citron wood

American  

noun

1. the wood of the citron.

2. the wood of the sandarac.

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citron wood British  

noun

1. the wood of the citron tree

2. the wood of the sandarac

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Etymology

Origin of citron wood

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

And the doors which were round it, being twenty in number, were put together with beams of citron wood, having ivory ornaments.

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The furniture was of sandal and citron wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl, ivory, silver, or relieved with gold and precious malachite.

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The table at which we sat was of citron wood from Mauritania, more precious than gold.

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The couches on which the banqueters reclined were of citron wood, inlaid with ivory, and covered with the tapestries of Asiatic looms.

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Pliny informs us that table-books of wood—generally made of box or citron wood—were in use before the time of Homer, that is, nearly three thousand years ago; and in the Bible we read of table-books in the time of Solomon.

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