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kingwood

American  
[king-wood] / ˈkɪŋˌwʊd /

noun

  1. a Brazilian wood streaked with violet tints, used especially in cabinetwork.

  2. the tree of the genus Dalbergia that yields this wood.

kingwood British  
/ ˈkɪŋˌwʊd /

noun

  1. the hard fine-grained violet-tinted wood of a Brazilian leguminous tree, Dalbergia cearensis, used in cabinetwork

  2. the tree yielding this wood

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Etymology

Origin of kingwood

First recorded in 1850–55; king + wood 1

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Another fine specimen illustrated on page 170 is the small cabinet made of kingwood, with fine ormolu mounts, and some beautiful Sêvres plaques.

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