单词 | mallet-bark |
释义 | > as lemmasmallet-bark Any of several Western Australian eucalypts which typically have a bark rich in tannin. Also (in full mallet-bark, mallet wood): the bark of any of these trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding tanning solutions > [noun] > mallet tree, bark, or wood mallet1837 1837 G. F. Moore Evidences Inland Sea 49 Here we saw another variety of the Eucalyptus, called ‘Mallat’. 1897 L. Lindley-Cowen West Austral. Settler's Guide ii. ii. 215 Mallet, or fluted gum, or gimlet wood (E. salubris, F. von Mueller). 1905 Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 622/1 The wattle-barks.., which are used in large quantities in Australia for tanning sheepskins, are being replaced by a material called mallet-bark. 1919 Jrnl. Amer. Leather Chemists Assoc. 14 311 The eucalypt tannins, especially mallet, may give much better results when they are used in a drum tannage, but at present they cannot be considered an important factor in the production of Australian leather. 1934 A. L. Howard Timbers of World (ed. 2) 308 Malletwood, brown, Rhodamnia argentea.., Queensland. Also known as white myrtle, blackeye, or brush turpentine... The principal uses are for mallets, heads of mauls, etc. 1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World xxvii. 262/2 Because its bark has the highest tannin content of any commercial tanbark, the brown mallet..is cultivated in Australia. 1973 G. M. Chippendale Eucalypts W. Austral. Goldfields viii. 91/2 The term ‘mallet’ was applied to several tall, smooth-barked trees. < as lemmas |
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