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fumed

fumed

7.9
Wood darkened by ammonia gas to make a rich dark finish for furniture or floors
  • adjective
  • /fjuːmd/
  • Specialized
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  • The intricate design on the fumed cherry wood table adds a touch of sophistication.
  • fumed oak

Examples

  • The furniture is made of fumed oak, giving it a rich, dark finish.

  • Fumed.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • He chose a fumed wood flooring to enhance the elegance of the living room.

Synonyms

ammoniated
vsfumed
  • Specialized
8.8

Treated with ammonia to change its properties

is used to darken wood by exposure to ammonia fumes

Compounds

fumed oak
  • Specialized
8.9

Oak wood treated with ammonia to make it darker and look older

How Dark

to ebonize
  • Specialized
9.9
fumed
  • Specialized
7.9
darkened
3.0
stained
1 3.3
natural
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

fumed positive

Morphology

fumed = fume (transparent) = fume + ed

Formed by adding the past-participle/adjectival suffix '-ed' to the verb 'fume', meaning 'treated with or having fumes', a direct and regular derivation used in technical contexts like woodworking.

Etymology

Fumed comes from the old Latin word fumus, which means 'smoke'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine wood exposed to strong 'fumes' of ammonia that darken its surface, so 'fumed' wood is wood that has been darkened by fumes.