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rosewood

rosewood

1 4.5
A deep reddish-brown color like the wood used in furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊzˌwʊd/
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  • This is like the ultimate smoky rosewood nude shade.

But anyways, yeah, pink, Berry, cherry and rosewood, those are my top four favorites.

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Examples

  • The antique table had a beautiful rosewood finish that enhanced its elegant design.

  • It's like a brown rosewood rose gold.

  • First of all, because it's very like rosewood kind of toned.

  • Again, this is the shade Daring Rosewood right up in here.

  • I'm going to go back into rosy rosewood and use that on my cheeks.

  • Her hair was a rich reddish-brown color, like fine rosewood polished with beeswax, and her eyes put him in mind of the kind of sherry genteel folks drank when they had cause to celebrate.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • It was a high-floor office, dark rosewood all over the place, cream linen window blinds, brass accents, a huge slab of a desk, an Italian table light, and a big computer that had cost more than it needed to.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The living room was painted in a warm rosewood shade, giving it a cozy atmosphere.

  • She chose a lipstick that matched her dress perfectly, a lovely shade of rosewood.

Synonyms

auburn
vsrosewood
64 3.9

A warm red-brown color often used to describe hair

is a darker, richer brown used broadly in finishes and cosmetics
brown
vsrosewood
52 1.0

A medium to dark color like wood or earth

is a specific deep reddish version rather than the general neutral color
dark-brown
vsrosewood
18 1.0

A deep brown color like wood or earth

is similar but has a clear red component rather than neutral brown
mahogany
vsrosewood
3 4.4

A deep reddish-brown color like wood from a tropical tree

is the same deep reddish brown but named for another wood type
reddish-brown
vsrosewood
3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

is a specific deep shade named after a particular timber
burnt sienna
vsrosewood
1 6.7

A reddish-brown paint color often used for paintings or walls

is a deeper timber-based reddish brown rather than a pigment name
chestnut-brown
vsrosewood
1 2.9

A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers

is a deeper, redder brown used across finishes and textiles
palisander
vsrosewood
9.5

A dark reddish brown color like rosewood

is the same deep reddish brown but named after a different wood
mahogany-red
vsrosewood
5.1

A deep brown color with a red tint like dark wood

is a richer, darker redder brown named after a different wood
cherrywood
vsrosewood
4.2

Having a warm reddish-brown color like wood from a cherry tree

is darker and associated with a denser tropical timber shade
cinnamon-red
vsrosewood
4.4

A warm reddish-brown color like cinnamon spice

is a deeper brown with stronger red depth than spice tones
western red cedar
vsrosewood
  • US
4.1

A warm reddish-brown paint or stain used to finish wood

is deeper and more red than that timber inspired interior finish tone

Compounds

A large Brazilian tree with hard dark wood used for furniture and guitars

9.6

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

A large tree from India with dark, hard wood used for fine furniture and musical instruments

Honduras rosewood
  • Specialized
8.5

A Central American tree with hard dark streaked wood used to make fine furniture and musical instruments

7.6

A large tree from India with hard dark wood used for furniture and musical instruments

rosewood tree
  • Specialized
7.3

A tropical tree that makes hard dark red wood with black streaks, used for fine furniture and musical instruments

How Dark

rosewood
1 4.5
mahogany
3 4.4
burgundy
21 4.9
rose
54 1.0
pink
43 1.0

Surface Forms

rosewood singular
rosewoods plural

Morphology

rosewood = rose + wood (semi-transparent) = rose + wood

The compound structure is clear, but the color sense is only indirectly recoverable because it refers to the characteristic appearance of the named timber rather than to roses and wood in a fully literal way.

Etymology

The word rosewood as a color name comes from the parts rose and wood. The timber's deep reddish-brown look is why 'rosewood' paint or lipstick copies that warm, rich color.