roeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊi/, U.S.

/ˈroʊi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roe n.³, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < roe n.³ + -y suffix¹.

Of wood (esp. mahogany): having an arrangement of markings in the grain which give a striped or streaky appearance to the surface when cut; (of the appearance or ‘figure’ of a piece of wood) striped, streaky. Cf. roe n.³

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > streaked

brinded1430

straked1537

branded1561

flaked1577

pencilled1592

streaked1600

brandy1608

striated1646

straky1650

bestreakeda1658

tabby1665

whipped1673

brindle1676

brindled1678

striate1678

rowy1742

streaky1747

virgated1803

roded1841

fibrilloso-striate1846

roey1850

tabbied1861

rody1864

1850 Mahogany Tree (Chaloner & Fleming, Liverpool) 49 The Mahogany, which is the best adapted for Shipbuilding, is that which is firm, tough and roey.

1897 Jrnl. Soc. Estate Clerks of Wks. 10 66/2 By being ‘roey’ is meant the irregular direction or overlapping of the grain of the wood, as in mahogany.

1920 A. L. Howard Man. Timbers of World 70 There is sometimes a small, stripey or roey figure, resembling that of Ceylon satinwood.

2004 M. Baker Wood for Woodturners 172 It can have straight, interlocked or wavy grain, and may have a good ribbon, mottle, roey or narrow fiddleback figure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	roey
释义	roeyadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊi/, U.S. /ˈroʊi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: roe n.³, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < roe n.³ + -y suffix¹. Of wood (esp. mahogany): having an arrangement of markings in the grain which give a striped or streaky appearance to the surface when cut; (of the appearance or ‘figure’ of a piece of wood) striped, streaky. Cf. roe n.³ ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > streaked brinded1430 straked1537 branded1561 flaked1577 pencilled1592 streaked1600 brandy1608 striated1646 straky1650 bestreakeda1658 tabby1665 whipped1673 brindle1676 brindled1678 striate1678 rowy1742 streaky1747 virgated1803 roded1841 fibrilloso-striate1846 roey1850 tabbied1861 rody1864 1850 Mahogany Tree (Chaloner & Fleming, Liverpool) 49 The Mahogany, which is the best adapted for Shipbuilding, is that which is firm, tough and roey. 1897 Jrnl. Soc. Estate Clerks of Wks. 10 66/2 By being ‘roey’ is meant the irregular direction or overlapping of the grain of the wood, as in mahogany. 1920 A. L. Howard Man. Timbers of World 70 There is sometimes a small, stripey or roey figure, resembling that of Ceylon satinwood. 2004 M. Baker Wood for Woodturners 172 It can have straight, interlocked or wavy grain, and may have a good ribbon, mottle, roey or narrow fiddleback figure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1850
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