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snakewood

American  
[sneyk-wood] / ˈsneɪkˌwʊd /

noun

  1. the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.

  2. the tree that is the source of this wood.


Etymology

Origin of snakewood

First recorded in 1590–1600; snake + wood 1

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Played with no boundaries, it is a matter of composition rubber balls, mallets of snakewood made in Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

And for the lady of devastating chic and ophidian fascination, who looks forward to penthouses rather than backward at palazzos, is the Cadillac-Fleetwood Art Moderne, a sleek transformable cabriolet in aluminum, black, copper, snakewood.

From Time Magazine Archive

His aunt said goodbye to him and presented Henry Moeller with an umbrella of purple silk with a carved snakewood handle.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was well, but neatly, dressed, and had hooked to his wrist a thin snakewood cane attached to a crook handle.

From The Man Who Knew by Wallace, Edgar

Then windows of fine linen, snakewood canes, Scarfs, opera hats, in use where fashion reigns.

From Songs and Satires by Masters, Edgar Lee

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