satinwood
Americannoun
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the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
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the tree itself.
noun
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a rutaceous tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, that occurs in the East Indies and has hard wood with a satiny texture
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the wood of this tree, used in veneering, cabinetwork, marquetry, etc
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another name for yellowwood
Etymology
Origin of satinwood
Example Sentences
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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.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2016
The room features woodwork of buttery satinwood and dark purpleheart, or amaranth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2016
The teenagers were allowed some leeway for self-expression while painting on maple, birch or satinwood.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2010
Around a great satinwood table in Ceylon's government offices, the five Prime Ministers convened.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mahogany, satinwood and other rich timbers were characteristic of the style of the end of the 18th century; rosewood was most commonly employed for the choicer work of the beginning of the 19th.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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