rosewood
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈroʊzˌwʊd/
- A novice gently polishes a hard rosewood bench.
- rosewood table
- rosewood box
- rosewood desk
Examples
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The CEO drummed his fingers on the rosewood and shrugged.
Fiction book (2000) -
The rosewood table had a bowl of flowers on it, and the crystal in the cabinet glimmered.
Fiction book (1997) -
But it was Will who was seated at the rosewood piano.
Fiction book (1994) -
Charlie walks to a large rosewood wardrobe and pulls it open.
Fiction book (1991) -
The focus-group room was long and low-lit, dominated by a rosewood conference table big enough
Fiction book (1996) -
The mourners were playing poker around the rosewood table the night before his father's funeral, and Lim was winning.
Fiction book (1999) -
"Are you going to say yes?" Sara perched a generous hip on the corner of the rosewood desk.
Fiction book (2000) -
There, inside our Richmond District home on 12th Avenue, I placed the slow mirror atop my rosewood dresser.
Fiction book (1999) -
Opposite the sofa was a rosewood piano with sixty-six ivory and ebony keys, and over it were two paintings.
Academic text (1999) -
The antique store had a stunning rosewood cabinet that was perfect for displaying collectibles.
Synonyms
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8.4
A large Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and guitars
1
7.6
A large tree from India with hard dark wood used for furniture and musical instruments
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8.5
A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
A large Indian tree with hard dark purple-brown wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
A hard reddish wood from a tree in India and Myanmar used for fine furniture
Compounds
- Indian
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7.6
A large tree from India with hard dark wood used for furniture and musical instruments
- Indian
1
8.5
A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
- Specialized
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7.3
A tropical tree that makes hard dark red wood with black streaks, used for fine furniture and musical instruments
- Indian
A hard reddish wood from a tree in India and Myanmar used for fine furniture
A large Indian tree with hard dark purple-brown wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments
- Specialized
A Central American tree with hard dark streaked wood used to make fine furniture and musical instruments
How Hard
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rosewood comes from the simple parts rose and wood. The timber often has a deep reddish color and sometimes a sweet, 'rose-like' smell when cut, so it became the name for this hard, fine wood used for furniture and musical instruments.