boxwood

[ boks-wood ]

/ ˈbɒksˌwʊd /

noun

the hard, fine-grained, compact wood of the box shrub or tree, used for wood-engravers' blocks, musical instruments, etc.

the tree or shrub itself.

Compare box³.

Origin of boxwood

First recorded in 1645–55; box³ + wood¹

Words nearby boxwood

box the compass, boxthorn, box-ticking, box top, box turtle, boxwood, box wrench, boxy, boy, boyar, boy band

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Example sentences from the Web for boxwood

The latter he turned for himself upon a lathe; and p 99for this work John sent him a present of boxwood, juniper, and plane.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen
The man who wrote the book on trigonometry that we used to study at Boxwood Hall?
Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line|Clarence Young
Our night quarters--we reached them betimes--was Heften, in the middle of a beautiful forest of boxwood.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry
The Greeks and Romans made their combs of boxwood, much of which was imported from Paphlagonia.
The Captiva and The Mostellaria|Plautus

The boxwood hedge, being twice my height and fully two feet thick, entirely screened the speakers from my sight.
The Strolling Saint|Raphael Sabatini

British Dictionary definitions for boxwood

boxwood

/ (ˈbɒksˌwʊd) /

noun

the hard close-grained yellow wood of the box tree, used to make tool handles, small turned or carved articles, etc

the box tree

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单词	boxwood
释义	boxwood [ boks-wood ] / ˈbɒksˌwʊd / noun the hard, fine-grained, compact wood of the box shrub or tree, used for wood-engravers' blocks, musical instruments, etc. the tree or shrub itself. Compare box³. Origin of boxwood First recorded in 1645–55; box³ + wood¹ Words nearby boxwood box the compass, boxthorn, box-ticking, box top, box turtle, boxwood, box wrench, boxy, boy, boyar, boy band Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boxwood The latter he turned for himself upon a lathe; and p 99for this work John sent him a present of boxwood, juniper, and plane. The Age of Erasmus\|P. S. Allen The man who wrote the book on trigonometry that we used to study at Boxwood Hall? Ned, Bob and Jerry on the Firing Line\|Clarence Young Our night quarters--we reached them betimes--was Heften, in the middle of a beautiful forest of boxwood. Travels in Central Asia\|Arminius Vmbry The Greeks and Romans made their combs of boxwood, much of which was imported from Paphlagonia. The Captiva and The Mostellaria\|Plautus The boxwood hedge, being twice my height and fully two feet thick, entirely screened the speakers from my sight. The Strolling Saint\|Raphael Sabatini British Dictionary definitions for boxwood boxwood / (ˈbɒksˌwʊd) / noun the hard close-grained yellow wood of the box tree, used to make tool handles, small turned or carved articles, etc the box tree Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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