lacewood

Examples

• All

• Many luthiers value lacewood for its beauty and durability in making musical instruments.

• He installed lacewood panels in the office to achieve an elegant, textured effect.

• The cabinet was crafted from lacewood, giving it a unique spotted pattern.

• I love the unique patterns in lacewood furniture.

• The artist chose lacewood for its unique, speckled appearance in his latest sculpture.

• The table made of lacewood was both beautiful and durable, perfect for the dining room.

• She admired the intricate patterns in the lacewood used to create the custom cabinetry.

Synonyms

E

elmwood

vslacewood

1 6.5

Hard, strong wood from an elm tree used to make furniture and tools

is more often chosen for decorative, speckled grain rather than plain furniture use

B

beechwood

vslacewood

1 6.5

Hard pale wood from a beech tree used to make furniture, floors, and tool handles

is chosen for speckled decorative grain and elastic strength not plain pale uses

S

sycamore

vslacewood

• Specialized

1 6.5

Hard, tough wood from a large tree with peeling bark used for furniture and musical instruments

is often the same material but noted specifically for its speckled decorative grain

M

marblewood

vslacewood

• Specialized

9.7

Hard wood with a marbled pattern used for decoration

is similar but also valued for furniture and sometimes comes from a specific tree

L

lemonwood

vslacewood

• South African

9.1

Hard, flexible wood from a South African tree used for bows and fishing rods

is used mainly for furniture and decoration rather than flexible sporting uses

L

lancewood

vslacewood

9.9

A strong straight wood from tropical trees that people use to make long poles, walking sticks, and tool handles

is prized more for its decorative grain and furniture use than straight shafts

How Hard

ebony

4 5.5

lacewood

9.8

oak

44 1.0

pine

39 2.6

balsa

3 5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology