satinwood
the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
the tree itself.
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How to use satinwood in a sentence
The furniture would be just perfectly fine—rosewood and satinwood, and one room all ebony and pale yellow satin.
Quicksilver Sue | Laura Elizabeth Howe RichardsHaven't you been in rooms where there was a jumble of mission furniture, satinwood, fine old mahogany and gilt-legged chairs?
The House in Good Taste | Elsie de WolfeThe serrated mottler or marbler (Fig. 21) is used for maple or satinwood in distemper or for marbling.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) WallThe waved mottler (Fig. 18) is used for representing maple, mahogany or satinwood in distemper.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) WallThe fitch or sable piped overgrainer (Fig. 24) is used in distemper for maple, satinwood or other delicate work.
Practical Graining | William E. (William Edmund) Wall
British Dictionary definitions for satinwood
/ (ˈsætɪnˌwʊd) /
a rutaceous tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, that occurs in the East Indies and has hard wood with a satiny texture
the wood of this tree, used in veneering, cabinetwork, marquetry, etc
West Indian Satinwood another name for yellowwood (def. 2)
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