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orangewood

[ awr-inj-wood, or- ]
/ ˈɔr ɪndʒˌwʊd, ˈɒr- /
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noun
the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
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Origin of orangewood

First recorded in 1880–85; orange + wood1

Words nearby orangewood

oranges, orange stick, orange-tip, Orangevale, Orangeville, orangewood, orangutan, orangy, Oranian, orans, orant
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How to use orangewood in a sentence

  • Lloyd wants to get ever so many things to take home,—bead belts and moccasins, and things made out of cactus and orangewood.

    The Little Colonel in Arizona|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for orangewood

orangewood
/ (ˈɒrɪndʒˌwʊd) /
noun
  1. the hard fine-grained yellowish wood of the orange tree
  2. (as modifier)an orangewood table
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