limewood
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of limewood
Example Sentences
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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
So did other works from the 1960s and a limewood sculpture of the artist’s wife, her mournful eyes and lips outlined in crimson.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2015
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 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
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