kingwood

[king-wood]

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

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of kingwood¹

First recorded in 1850–55; king + wood ¹

Example Sentences

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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