mahogany
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- noun
- /məˈhɔɡəni/
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caoba
- His skin was the color of mahogany.
- mahogany-colored
Today I got it in the shade, the darkest shade which is mahogany.
- Today I got it in the shade, the darkest shade which is mahogany.
- This is called mahogany and this is actually the foundation, but I really like it for contouring as well.
Examples
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Towering mahogany-colored granite walls surround you as you ride the world's steepest incline railway to the bottom of the Royal Gorge.
Academic text (1994) -
Her skin was a deep mahogany that seemed to glow from within.
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His skin was dark red, like fine mahogany, not black at all.
Fiction book (1991) -
Polished brass, brilliant silver, mahogany shining like a mirror.
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There's that beautiful mahogany medium rosy skin color in between your lightest, darkest kind of in this family.
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Larkin knew her prey the instant she saw that long, low hull peek from the mist, dark and gleaming like mahogany.
Fiction book (1994) -
The interior is accented in chartreuse and mahogany, with paintings of rural wooded farm towns surrounding the dining room.
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Like a well-appointed yacht, the dining area features mahogany-colored furnishings and navy slipcovers outlined in crisp white.
Synonyms
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A reddish brown color often seen in old photos
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A deep reddish-brown color like the shell of the brown nut you can eat
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A reddish-brown paint color often used for paintings or walls
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A deep reddish-brown color like the wood used in furniture
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A brown color with a slight red tint
A dark reddish brown color like rosewood
A warm reddish-brown paint or stain used to finish wood
Idioms
Compounds
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Furniture made from mahogany wood with a reddish brown color that lasts for many years
- South African
An African tree with light, fragrant wood often pink to reddish brown, used for furniture
- Specialized
A tree from the Caribbean with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture
- Specialized
A tree from the Caribbean that gives hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture
- South African
A tree from Africa with hard reddish-brown wood used for furniture and building
- South African
A tree from Africa with lightweight, reddish-brown wood that smells like cedar
- Specialized
A group of tropical trees and shrubs that produce valuable wood and are grown in gardens
- Specialized
A Central American tree with hard reddish-brown wood used for fine furniture
- Philippine
Hard reddish wood from trees in the Philippines used for furniture and cigar boxes
- Philippine
A tropical tree in the Philippines with hard fragrant wood used for furniture
A tall African tree whose light reddish-brown wood smells like cedar and is used for furniture and guitars
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Mahogany also means a deep reddish-brown color. The color name comes from the wood of the same tree, so something described as 'mahogany' looks like that rich wood.