princewoodn.

Brit.

/ˈprɪnswʊd/, U.S.

/ˈprɪnsˌwʊd/

Forms:

α. 1600s–1700s princeswood, 1800s– prince's wood.

β. 1700s– princewood.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prince n., wood n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of prince n. + wood n.¹ In β form < prince n. + wood n.¹ The trees and timbers are apparently so called on account of their stately appearance and high-quality wood (compare quot. 1725). Compare kingwood n. at king n. Compounds 4a.

Any of several tropical American timbers: (originally) † = kingwood n. at king n. Compounds 4a (obsolete); (later) the dark-coloured, light-veined timber of two West Indian trees, Cordia gerascanthus (family Boraginaceae) and Exostema caribaeum (family Rubiaceae) (also called Spanish elm); either of the two West Indian trees producing this wood.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America

guaiacum1533

guaiac1558

lignum vitae1594

sweetwood1607

green ebony1665

princewoodc1665

alligator wood1696

pimento wood1712

greenheart1719

mahoea1726

galimeta-wood1756

determa1769

bullet-wood1843

cocobolo1849

lancewood1858

silver-balli1858

yari-yari1858

Honduras rosewood1860

sabicu1866

amarant1909

c1665 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) xvii. 282 Painting plain, veined, grained. Imitation either of marble of some sorts, or of cedar, walnut, princeswood etc.

1686 London Gaz. No. 2183/4 Stolen.., a strong Box of Princes Wood Varnished.

1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. p. lv The goods..exported from the island are Sugars, Indico, Cotton-wool,..Prince-wood.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 63 The Spanish Elm, or Prince Wood. This grows to be a very large and stately tree, affording very broad Boards to make Tables or Cabinets of its Wood, which is of the Softness and Grain of Elm, whence the name of Spanish Elm, having many undulated light brown, or grey Lines in it, making a pleasant show, whence came the name of Prince Wood amongst our Cabinet-Makers.

1799 T. Jefferys W. India Atlas 18/2 Jamaica produces the rose-wood, black and white ebony, Spanish elm or princes-wood, zebra-wood, musk-wood, and manchineal.

1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Prince's-wood, a light-veined brown wood, the produce of Cordia Gerascanthus, obtained in Jamaica, and principally used for turning.

1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 787 Prince-wood: Hamelia ventricosa and Cordia gerascanthoides.

1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 842 Princewood... Exostema caribæum... The wood is very hard, strong, close-grained, brown with yellow streaks and satiny.

1969 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. (enlarged ed.) 539 Princewood (Cordia gerascanthus), Central American laurel, also called Ziricote..but in the 17th and 18th centuries the name Princewood or Prince's Wood was given to what is now known as Kingswood.

2000 Amer. Forests (Nexis) 22 Mar. 8 He found 14 new champs, all on Key Largo, with appropriately exotic names like princewood, Bahama strongback, red stopper, and myrtle-of-the-river.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	princewood
释义	princewoodn. Brit. /ˈprɪnswʊd/, U.S. /ˈprɪnsˌwʊd/ Forms: α. 1600s–1700s princeswood, 1800s– prince's wood. β. 1700s– princewood. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: prince n., wood n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive of prince n. + wood n.¹ In β form < prince n. + wood n.¹ The trees and timbers are apparently so called on account of their stately appearance and high-quality wood (compare quot. 1725). Compare kingwood n. at king n. Compounds 4a. Any of several tropical American timbers: (originally) † = kingwood n. at king n. Compounds 4a (obsolete); (later) the dark-coloured, light-veined timber of two West Indian trees, Cordia gerascanthus (family Boraginaceae) and Exostema caribaeum (family Rubiaceae) (also called Spanish elm); either of the two West Indian trees producing this wood. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other woods of West Indies and Central America guaiacum1533 guaiac1558 lignum vitae1594 sweetwood1607 green ebony1665 princewoodc1665 alligator wood1696 pimento wood1712 greenheart1719 mahoea1726 galimeta-wood1756 determa1769 bullet-wood1843 cocobolo1849 lancewood1858 silver-balli1858 yari-yari1858 Honduras rosewood1860 sabicu1866 amarant1909 c1665 R. Pratt Note-bk. in R. T. Gunther Archit. Sir Roger Pratt (1928) xvii. 282 Painting plain, veined, grained. Imitation either of marble of some sorts, or of cedar, walnut, princeswood etc. 1686 London Gaz. No. 2183/4 Stolen.., a strong Box of Princes Wood Varnished. 1707 H. Sloane Voy. Islands I. p. lv The goods..exported from the island are Sugars, Indico, Cotton-wool,..Prince-wood. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 63 The Spanish Elm, or Prince Wood. This grows to be a very large and stately tree, affording very broad Boards to make Tables or Cabinets of its Wood, which is of the Softness and Grain of Elm, whence the name of Spanish Elm, having many undulated light brown, or grey Lines in it, making a pleasant show, whence came the name of Prince Wood amongst our Cabinet-Makers. 1799 T. Jefferys W. India Atlas 18/2 Jamaica produces the rose-wood, black and white ebony, Spanish elm or princes-wood, zebra-wood, musk-wood, and manchineal. 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Prince's-wood, a light-veined brown wood, the produce of Cordia Gerascanthus, obtained in Jamaica, and principally used for turning. 1864 A. H. R. Grisebach Flora Brit. W. Indian Islands 787 Prince-wood: Hamelia ventricosa and Cordia gerascanthoides. 1908 N. L. Britton N. Amer. Trees 842 Princewood... Exostema caribæum... The wood is very hard, strong, close-grained, brown with yellow streaks and satiny. 1969 J. Gloag Short Dict. Furnit. (enlarged ed.) 539 Princewood (Cordia gerascanthus), Central American laurel, also called Ziricote..but in the 17th and 18th centuries the name Princewood or Prince's Wood was given to what is now known as Kingswood. 2000 Amer. Forests (Nexis) 22 Mar. 8 He found 14 new champs, all on Key Largo, with appropriately exotic names like princewood, Bahama strongback, red stopper, and myrtle-of-the-river. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1665
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