单词 | pyinkado |
释义 | pyinkadon. 1. More fully pyinkado tree. The timber tree Xylia xylocarpa (family Fabaceae ( Leguminosae)), of south-eastern and southern Asia. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [noun] > Asian mahua1610 jambee1704 hinoki1727 sugi1727 meranti1783 merbau1783 sal1789 sundri1799 calamander1804 sissoo1810 toon1810 looking-glass tree1822 East India mahogany1829 pyinkado1832 dhamnoo1834 haldu1836 jelutong1836 zelkova1836 cryptomeria1838 kempas1839 shisham1849 jarul1850 Japan cedar1852 mast tree1862 keyaki1863 petwood1866 alstonia1867 Malacca cane1874 Japanese cedar1880 mowra1883 seraya1893 o-matsu1916 dhaman1923 sepetir1927 kapur1935 mengkulang1940 ramin1953 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > woods of leguminous trees rosewood1660 partridge-wood1830 pyinkado1832 partridge cane1843 pheasant wood1852 koko1862 itaka-wood1866 queenwood1873 muninga1888 bubinga1912 sucupira1924 wenge1963 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [adjective] softwood1539 citrean1616 pepperidge1689 purple heart1769 narra1779 leafy1810 saffraan1819 quandong1836 padauk1839 tamanu1839 titoki1842 til1858 odum1887 sapele1904 broad-leaved1905 peroba1920 ocote1926 pyinkado1934 ponderosa1937 ahuehuete1948 Mansonia1958 obeche1958 podo1961 black-gum1969 1832 W. Roxburgh et al. Flora Indica (new ed.) II. 543 It [sc. Mimosa xylocarpa] is called Pingadoo in Pegu, where it is used for knees, crooked timbers, &c. in ship building. 1875 T. Laslett Timber & Timber Trees xxi. 129 The Pyengadu, or Iron-wood tree,..is a species of Acacia, of straight growth, found in the Burmese forests. 1934 ‘G. Orwell’ Burmese Days 69 At the edge of the stream there was a huge dead pyinkado tree festooned with spidery orchids. 1956 Handbk. Hardwoods (Forest Products Res. Lab.) 194 Pyinkado grows to a height of 100–120 ft. 1994 Observer (Nexis) 17 July 19 The junta is cutting deals with unscrupulous foreign firms that are stripping Burma's teak and pyinkado forests and gem resources. 2. The dense reddish-brown heartwood of this tree, much valued for its strength and durability and used in heavy construction work, for flooring, etc. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > other Asian woods agalloch1543 amboyna wood1738 satinwood1773 sal1789 sissoo1810 bilian1812 haldu1836 kempas1839 saj1839 Trincomalee wood1842 rosetta wood1843 model-wood1857 keyaki1863 Macassar ebony1885 lauan1894 pyinkado1896 keruing1921 ramin1953 kapur1963 1896 W. R. Fisher Schich's Man. Forestry V. i. ii. 117 In London..doubtless Pyngado..and other heavy Indian woods might be used with advantage [for wooden paving]. 1940 Archit. Rev. 87 47 For the remainder of the building sound-proofing floors are used finished with 3 in. pyinkado strips. 1971 F. H. Titmuss Commerc. Timbers of World (ed. 4) 263 Pyinkado is a difficult timber to work. 2004 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 3 Oct. h26 If a setting is likely to be moved around regularly, pyinkado may not be a good choice as it is the heaviest of the timbers by a long way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1832 |
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