sapelen.

Brit.

/səˈpiːli/, U.S.

/səˈpili/, West African English /saˈpili/,

/ˈsapɛle/, /ˈsapele/

Etymology: < Sapele, the name of a port on the Benin River, southern Nigeria.

Used to designate the reddish-brown hardwood timber of Entandophragma cylindricum, a large West African forest tree belonging to the family Meliaceæ. Also attributive.

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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

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > sapele

sapele1904

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > other African woods

citron1627

sapele1904

kamassi1907

1904 Timber Trades Jrnl. 2 Apr. 740/2 A fair amount of the African wood [sc. mahogany]..was sold. There were submitted 346 lots of Lagos..69 logs of Sapeli, Benin, padouk, birch and Gaboon logs.

1914 E. W. Foster Notes Nigerian Trees & Plants 20 The wood..has been exported to Europe under the name of ‘Unscented Mahogany’ presumably to distinguish it from the ‘Sapele Scented Wood’.

1928 Sunday Express 29 July 15/4 We take the most handsome pieces of burr walnut, of rosewood and sapele mahogany... We place these on the surface of our furniture in such a way that they provide all the beauty and decoration that is needed.

1936 Nature 9 May 790/1 The following woods amongst others have been used: laurel wood,..Sapele.

1954 Archit. Rev. 115 189/3 Display shelves are of sapele wood supported by light steel rods, cellulosed black and orange.

1958 Archit. Rev. 124 191/2 The floors are of mansonia wood blocks, the staircase and fittings of sapele and the ceilings gaboon plywood.

1960 News Chron. 21 Apr. 6/2 11 steps, with treads of sapele (an African hardwood), lead to a landing above the hall.

1964 R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees 265 This [sc. Entandophragma cylindricum] is one of Nigeria's largest and finest trees, producing the well known Sapele Wood.

1972 ‘K. Royce’ Miniatures Frame ix. 117 A board room..with steel tubular chairs running the length of a sapele mahogany table.

1981 Times 24 Apr. 12/2 Great sapele logs are stacked along the banks of the Oubangy river.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sapele
释义	sapelen. Brit. /səˈpiːli/, U.S. /səˈpili/, West African English /saˈpili/, /ˈsapɛle/, /ˈsapele/ Etymology: < Sapele, the name of a port on the Benin River, southern Nigeria. Used to designate the reddish-brown hardwood timber of Entandophragma cylindricum, a large West African forest tree belonging to the family Meliaceæ. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ 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 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > sapele sapele1904 society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > other African woods citron1627 sapele1904 kamassi1907 1904 Timber Trades Jrnl. 2 Apr. 740/2 A fair amount of the African wood [sc. mahogany]..was sold. There were submitted 346 lots of Lagos..69 logs of Sapeli, Benin, padouk, birch and Gaboon logs. 1914 E. W. Foster Notes Nigerian Trees & Plants 20 The wood..has been exported to Europe under the name of ‘Unscented Mahogany’ presumably to distinguish it from the ‘Sapele Scented Wood’. 1928 Sunday Express 29 July 15/4 We take the most handsome pieces of burr walnut, of rosewood and sapele mahogany... We place these on the surface of our furniture in such a way that they provide all the beauty and decoration that is needed. 1936 Nature 9 May 790/1 The following woods amongst others have been used: laurel wood,..Sapele. 1954 Archit. Rev. 115 189/3 Display shelves are of sapele wood supported by light steel rods, cellulosed black and orange. 1958 Archit. Rev. 124 191/2 The floors are of mansonia wood blocks, the staircase and fittings of sapele and the ceilings gaboon plywood. 1960 News Chron. 21 Apr. 6/2 11 steps, with treads of sapele (an African hardwood), lead to a landing above the hall. 1964 R. W. J. Keay et al. Nigerian Trees 265 This [sc. Entandophragma cylindricum] is one of Nigeria's largest and finest trees, producing the well known Sapele Wood. 1972 ‘K. Royce’ Miniatures Frame ix. 117 A board room..with steel tubular chairs running the length of a sapele mahogany table. 1981 Times 24 Apr. 12/2 Great sapele logs are stacked along the banks of the Oubangy river. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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