单词 | coromandel |
释义 | Coromandeln. 1. = calamander n. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > ebony > types of cocus1794 calamander1804 wamara1840 omander1843 Coromandel1845 marblewood1890 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 4th Ser. 199 The coromandel-wood. 1909 L. Binyon England 17 Betwixt slim pillars, on a floor Of brindled coromandel wood. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 843/2 Much of the East Indian ebony is yielded by the species D[iospyros] Melanoxylon (Coromandel ebony). 1940 Archit. Rev. 87 12/2 The rostrum and desk tops and fronts are in American figured walnut; their bases in coromandel. 2. Used attributively to designate Asian lacquer transhipped on the Coromandel coast while being exported to Europe. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > japanning and varnishing > [adjective] > type of Coromandel1878 1878 F. B. Palliser tr. A. Jacquemart Hist. Furnit. iv. viii. 454 Coromandel lacquer ware. 1936 Burlington Mag. Jan. 40/2 Superb screen of the so-called ‘Coromandel’ type, decorated with storks and pine-trees. 1955 R. Fastnedge Eng. Furnit. Styles iv. 94 Two varieties of Oriental lacquer were brought to England during the late seventeenth century—the very beautiful and most durable incised or ‘Coromandel’ lacquer, [etc.]. 1963 Times 7 Mar. 14/3 An eight leaf coromandel lacquer screen for £170. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1845 |
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