harewood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of harewood
1655–65; variant of obsolete airewood, equivalent to obsolete aire harewood (< dialectal German Ähre ≪ Vulgar Latin *acre, Latin acer maple) + wood 1
Example Sentences
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Galaxy's interior is a veritable catalog of wood species, including eucalyptus, European plane tree, maple burl, sycamore, oak, harewood and Burma teak.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his work he introduced many light woods, such as whitewood, satinwood, and sycamore, which, when painted green, was termed harewood.
From Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings by Northend, Mary H.
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