coromandel
Americannoun
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the hard, brownish wood of a tropical Asian tree, Diospyros melanoxylon.
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the tree itself.
Etymology
Origin of coromandel
1835–45; after the Coromandel Coast ( def. ); cf. calamander ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Old World grandeur pervades the living room, where a 17th-century coromandel screen dominates a wall.
From Architectural Digest • Mar. 1, 2010
Left: An 18th-century coromandel screen opens to a small entrance area.
From Architectural Digest • Mar. 1, 2010
A 12-panel coromandel screen acts as a backdrop to the master bedroom.
From Architectural Digest • Mar. 1, 2010
They chose a 17th-century coromandel screen for the antiques-filled Central Hall.
From Architectural Digest • Mar. 1, 2010
The woods employed are chiefly pear tree, inlaid with coromandel and other woods.
From Illustrated History of Furniture From the Earliest to the Present Time by Litchfield, Frederick
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