durmast

[dur-mast, -mahst]

noun

1. a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.

durmast

/ ˈdɜːˌmɑːst /

noun

1. Also called: sessile oak. a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns Compare pedunculate oak

2. the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork

Word History and Origins

Origin of durmast¹

1785–95; short for durmast oak, perhaps erroneously for dunmast oak; dun ², mast ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of durmast¹

C18: probably alteration of dun mast; see _dun ², _mast ²

Example Sentences

Durmast, dur′mast, n. a sub-species or variety of oak.

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Dr. Lindley, however, set the matter at rest by examination of the reputed Chestnut beams in the roof of Westminster Abbey, and proved that they were of Durmast Oak.

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