durmast

American  

[dur-mast, -mahst] / ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst /

noun

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

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durmast British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of durmast

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg