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🪵 A hard wood 🌳 A large tree
marblewood

marblewood

9.7
Hard wood with a marbled pattern used for decoration
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑrbəlˌwʊd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : madera de mármol
  • The craftsman selected marblewood to create a beautifully patterned jewelry box.

Examples

  • Due to its unique grain, marblewood is prized by furniture makers.

  • The table was made of beautiful marblewood.

  • Collectors admire the distinct swirling designs found in marblewood.

  • We used marblewood to create stunning furniture.

  • Collectors admire the distinct swirling designs found in marblewood.

  • Due to its unique grain, marblewood is prized by furniture makers.

  • The craftsman selected marblewood to create a beautifully patterned jewelry box.

Synonyms

marble-wood
vsmarblewood
  • Indian
9.9

A large Asian tree with very hard, striped wood used for fine furniture

focuses on the decorative hard wood rather than the living tree

Surface Forms

marblewood singular
marblewoods plural

Morphology

marblewood = marble + wood (transparent) = marble + wood

The meaning is directly inferable from 'marble' + 'wood': wood with a marbled or variegated appearance.

Etymology

Marblewood is a simple combination of marble ('stone with swirls') and wood ('tree material'), so the name tells you it is wood with a marbled, decorative pattern used for furniture and art.