limewood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of limewood
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A limewood tree drawn by Christen Kobke is a quivering nervous system of tangled lines so fine that they seem barely to touch down on paper.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
The figures are hand-carved from limewood or moulded in resin.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 23, 2018
The delicately carved limewood panelling around the walls had been contrived in such a way that there were no sharp corners anywhere in the room, only curves.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 2, 2018
The new and old woodwork has been stained brown, to mimic smoky patina, but Gibbons wanted creamy, unvarnished surfaces left unspoiled on his limewood carvings.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2012
He got up suddenly, turned to his limewood writing-table and began searching for something on it.
From The Possessed (The Devils) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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