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tulipwood

[ too-lip-wood, tyoo- ]

noun

  1. the wood of the tulip tree.
  2. any of various striped or variegated woods wood of other trees.
  3. any of these trees.


tulipwood

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noun

  1. Also calledwhite poplaryellow poplar the light soft wood of the tulip tree, used in making furniture and veneer
  2. any of several woods having stripes or streaks of colour, esp that of Dalbergia variabilis , a tree of tropical South America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tulipwood1

First recorded in 1835–45; tulip + wood 1
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But slowly the refurbished library, carved from longleaf pine and tulipwood as Mackintosh had used originally, began to take shape and the school began using the building again.

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Crafted from rosewood, tulipwood, and purplewood, the table’s circular, crossbanded tilt top features parquetry and gilded lunette carvings around the edges.

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He planed and sanded boards of a native lumber very like to tulipwood.

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The desk itself suggests brocade flounces and powdered hair, so exquisitely is it constructed of tulipwood and inlaid with other woods of many colors.

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