| 单词 | redwood tree |
| 释义 | > as lemmasredwood tree General attributive, as redwood bark, redwood lumber, redwood tree, etc. ΚΠ 1744 W. Smith's New Voy. Guinea 160 The Redwood Tree, so call'd by the Europeans, is also very large. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 168 There are several others [trees] among which is one we call'd the Red-Wood-Tree, or Iron-Wood, from its great solidity. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 84 The arms are of redwood fir, 6 inches square. 1883 Harper's Mag. July 815/2 Extensive yards of the attractive redwood lumber. 1885 B. Harte Maruja ii. 21 A quaint stockade..thatched with red-wood bark. 1913 Times 31 Dec. 4/5 In its best stands the redwood tree will average anywhere from 225ft. to 350ft. in height. 1938 Amer. Home June 28/2 White siding walls ship-lapped in cedar on the first story and contrastingly laid with flush redwood sheathing on the upper story. 1961 W. P. Keller Canada's Wild Glory iii. 107 Driving up from California to the north-west, I had revelled in the splendour of the mighty redwood groves along the highway. 2006 Gold Coast Sun (Austral.) (Nexis) 6 Dec. 42 The villas also use corrugated iron, eco-ply plywood and polished redwood floors. < as lemmas |
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