Satinwood Definition

sătn-wo͝od
noun
A deciduous tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of South Asia, having hard, yellowish, close-grained wood.
American Heritage
A West Indian tree (Zanthoxylum flavum) having smooth, slightly oily, lustrous wood.
American Heritage
Any of a number of trees yielding such a wood.
Webster's New World
Any of several very smooth, hard woods used in fine furniture, marquetry, veneers, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Zanthoxylum flavum
  • West Indian satinwood
  • Chloroxylon swietenia
  • satinwood tree

Other Word Forms of Satinwood

Noun

Singular:
satinwood
Plural:
satinwoods

Origin of Satinwood

Satinwood Sentence Examples

  • Other first-class timbers are koko (Albizzia lebbek), white chuglam (Terminalia bialata), black chuglam (Myristica irya), marble or zebra wood (Diospyros kurzii) and satin-wood (Murraya exotica), which differs from the satinwood of Ceylon (Chloroxylon swietenia).

  • The great hardness of teak is due to the silica deposited in the heart-wood, and the special coloring matters of various woods, such as satinwood, ebony, &c., are confined to the heart-wood.

  • For now stick with white eggshell or satinwood windowsills, door frames, doors and skirting boards.

  • Two outbreaks of dermatitis occurred in cabinet-makers working with East Indian satinwood in Glasgow ship-building yards; not all the men exposed were affected.

  • He gave as an example the valuation of a pair of George III satinwood card tables.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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