| 单词 | lacewood |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslacewood lacewood n. [in sense (a) after French bois de dentelle (1764 or earlier), (now usually) bois-dentelle (1782 or earlier)] †(a) = lace bark n. (obsolete); (b) finely patterned wood from any of various trees (esp. the silky oak Cardwellia sublimis and any of several plane trees ( Platanus species)), typically used as a veneer; frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > Australasian trees > [noun] > lace-bark lacewood1803 ribbonwood1865 ribbon tree1866 houhere1879 thousand-jacket1888 lace bark1906 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > wood of other specific trees thornc1330 poplara1450 asp1551 angelin1670 dogwood1670 serpent-wood1681 locust wood1742 canarium1776 stave-wood1778 lacewood1803 Canary wood1820 chestnut1823 brier-wood1868 jasmine-wood1870 angelique1873 sakura1911 1803 B. S. Barton Elements Bot. 8 Lagetta of Jussieu. Bois dentelle, or Lace-wood, of the French. 1818 Newry Mag. 3 291/1 Lacewood of Otaheite and lace made of the same, by the process of wetting and separating the inner bark into a kind of flaxen fibres, and then woven. 1902 G. S. Boulger Wood v. 101 Very choice ornamental woods are employed mainly as veneers. Such are..those of Walnut; and the beautiful Lacewood or Honeysuckle wood of North America (Platanus occidentalis). 1992 Amer. Woodworker Oct. 62/1 Lacewood, often called silky oak, has a light- to medium-toned mahogany or cherry background coloration with highly figured patterns similar to those found in quartersawn oak. 2011 S. Gibson & P. Turner Blanket Chests 29 The chest gets its name [sc. waterfall chest] from its lacewood veneer. < as lemmas |
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