† mustaiban.

Forms: 1800s mosatahiba, 1800s mostahiba, 1800s mustaiba.

Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Portuguese moçutaíba, mocitaíba.

Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese moçutaíba, variant of mocitaíba (1587 as mucetaíba; 1663 as mocetayba) < Tupi mositaʔïu̯a. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒstăˌī·bă) /mʌstəˈiːbə/.

Obsolete.

A close-grained Brazilian wood formerly used for making knife handles, etc., obtained from the rainforest tree Swartzia crocea (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)).

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of South American trees

letterwood1655

kingwood1788

canary wood1822

saouari wooda1832

macaco-wood1835

paddlewood1837

quebracho1839

mustaiba1843

violet-wood1843

taigu wood1868

rauli1874

louro1914

balsa wood1917

palisander1930

1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 94 Mustaiba, from the Brazils and Rio Janeiro..is used at Sheffield for the handles of glaziers' and other knives [etc.]... It is known in England as Mosatahiba.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 256/1 Mustaiba, a close sound heavy wood imported from Brazil, and used for turning.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 760/1 Mostahiba, a hard Brazilian wood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mustaiba
释义	† mustaiban. Forms: 1800s mosatahiba, 1800s mostahiba, 1800s mustaiba. Origin: A borrowing from Portuguese. Etymons: Portuguese moçutaíba, mocitaíba. Etymology: < Brazilian Portuguese moçutaíba, variant of mocitaíba (1587 as mucetaíba; 1663 as mocetayba) < Tupi mositaʔïu̯a. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (mɒstăˌī·bă) /mʌstəˈiːbə/. Obsolete. A close-grained Brazilian wood formerly used for making knife handles, etc., obtained from the rainforest tree Swartzia crocea (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of South American trees letterwood1655 kingwood1788 canary wood1822 saouari wooda1832 macaco-wood1835 paddlewood1837 quebracho1839 mustaiba1843 violet-wood1843 taigu wood1868 rauli1874 louro1914 balsa wood1917 palisander1930 1843 C. Holtzapffel Turning & Mech. Manip. I. 94 Mustaiba, from the Brazils and Rio Janeiro..is used at Sheffield for the handles of glaziers' and other knives [etc.]... It is known in England as Mosatahiba. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 256/1 Mustaiba, a close sound heavy wood imported from Brazil, and used for turning. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 760/1 Mostahiba, a hard Brazilian wood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1843
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