satinwood

[sat-n-wood]

noun

1. the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.

2. the tree itself.

satinwood

/ ˈsætɪnˌwʊd /

noun

1. a rutaceous tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, that occurs in the East Indies and has hard wood with a satiny texture

2. the wood of this tree, used in veneering, cabinetwork, marquetry, etc

3. another name for yellowwood

Word History and Origins

Origin of satinwood¹

First recorded in 1785–95; satin + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Her dressing room’s satinwood and pearly inlays, Mr. DiMeo pointed out, may have made their way to New York partly via Mr. Huntington’s rail lines.

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With its profuse ornamentation carved from dark wood standing out against the blond, satinwood casing, it’s spectacular and, by today’s standards, grotesquely overwrought.

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The room’s finely carved capitals are complemented by a great number of noteworthy antiques, among them a circa-1790 satinwood worktable.

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This delicate type of furniture, often made of satinwood, and painted with wreaths and festoons, with amorini and musical instruments or floral motives, is the most elegant and pleasing that can be imagined.

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It is a handsome satinwood grand, designed for Mr. D'Oyly Carte by the late Sir Alma Tadema, R.A., and this most interesting and valuable souvenir was presented to me by Mrs. D'Oyly Carte.

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