Crossword clues for tulipwood
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n. The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree ( Physocalymna floribunda), much used by cabinetmakers for inlaying.
Queensland tulipwood, the variegated wood of an Australian
sapindaceous tree ( Harpullia pendula).
--J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Wiktionary
n. The striped, variegated wood of the tulip tree.
WordNet
n. the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees
light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: true tulipwood, whitewood, white poplar, yellow poplar]
Wikipedia
Most commonly, tulipwood is the pinkish yellowish wood yielded from the tulip tree, found on the Eastern side of North America and also in some parts of China. In the United States, it is commonly known as tulip poplar or yellow poplar, even though the tree is not related to the poplars. In fact, the reference to poplar is a result of the tree's height, which can exceed 100 feet. The wood is very light, around 490 kg per cubic meter, but very strong and is used in many applications, including furniture, joinery and moldings. It can also be stained very easily and is often used as a low-cost alternative to walnut and cherry in furniture and doors.
Tulipwood may refer to:
- Tulipwood, a natural wood
- Harpullia, trees native to rainforest margins in Australia
- Tulipwood (Somerset, New Jersey), a historic home listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, in New Jersey
Tulipwood is a shingle style historic home at 1165 Hamilton Street in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. It was designed by Jacob August Lienau.
Usage examples of "tulipwood".
He wandered to a Louis XV dressing table with an inlaid tulipwood top, and picked up a large crystal flacon of perfume.
For our part, we ship fine furniture timbers like rosewood, tulipwood and padauk from Indonesia to the USA.
Across from the brass bed where she lay, sat a beautiful combination writing desk and dressing table, also in tulipwood and also with extensive ormolu.
He could picture her standing by the window, an impatient look on her face, and he could see her primping in the mirror of the tulipwood dressing table.
The furnishings were graceful of line and prettily inlaid with stained tulipwood, ivory, and ebony to form floral patterns as lustrous as lantern glass under the many coats of polished lacquer.