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satin-wood
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satinwood
[n] - West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood 2. [n] - hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster 3. [n] - East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=satinwood
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satinwood
Smooth, fine-grained yellowish wood, popular for furniture from the late 18thC. West Indian satinwood became fashionable c. 1770, and the paler East Indian variety in the early 19thC. Both were used for veneers, decorative panelling, and inlaid decoration. In addition, the pale colour made satinwood... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php
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Satinwood
Sat'in·wood` noun (Botany) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree ( Chloroxylon Swietenia ). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash ( Xa... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/19
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satinwood
<botany> The hard, lemon-coloured, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietnia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies. ... Source: Web... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?satinwood
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satinwood
satinwood tree noun East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood; Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=satinwood
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Satinwood
• (n.) The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/satinwood/
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satinwood
(Chloroxylon swietenia), tree of the Rutaceae family native to Southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka (Ceylon), or its hard yellowish brown wood, ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/34
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satinwood
satinwood, name for a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia. The lustro... Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0843743.html
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Satinwood
Satinwood is a very light coloured, yellowish timber derived from various trees of the Rue family, and used in furniture and cabinet making. Two particular trees yield satinwood: the Sri Lanka satinwood (Chloroxylon swietenia) and the Jamaican satinwood (Zanthoxylum flavum). Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AS.HTM
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satinwood
Smooth, fine-grained yellowish wood, popular for furniture from the late 18thC. West Indian satinwood became fashionable c. 1770, and the paler East Indian variety in the early 19thC. Both were used for veneers, decorative panelling, and inlaid decoration. In addition, the pale colour made satinwood... Found op http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-terms-s.html
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satinwood
1) Angiospermous yellowwood 2) West indian satinwood 3) Zanthoxylum flavum Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/satinwood/1
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