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Look up: tulipwood

  1. tulipwood
    [n] - the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees 2. [n] - light easily worked wood of a tulip tree
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. tulipwood
    Hard, heavy wood, yellowish-brown with a pinkish tinge, from Central and South America. It was used for decorative veneers and banding during the 18th and early 19th centuries, especially on 18thC French furniture. See rosewood.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. tulipwood
    <botany> The beautiful rose-coloured striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying. Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian sapindaceous tree (Harpullia pendula). ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  4. tulipwood
    true tulipwood noun light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. Tulipwood
    • (n.) The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree (Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  6. Tulipwood
    Other types: Brazilian: Brazilian tulipwood is a different species. A classic high-quality wood, it is very dense with a lovely figure. It is used for inlays in furniture and for small turned items. Available only in small sizes, it is rarely used in the solid for luxury furniture. Like other woods ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood

  7. Tulipwood
    (Somerset, New Jersey) `Tulipwood` is an historic home at 1165 Hamilton Street in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, sing=on--> tract, was granted to Stephen Guion Williams by Perry P. Williams executor of the last will and testament of Mary Williams on February 28, 1891. Tulipwood wa...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood

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14 February 2012

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/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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