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- wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork
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- Native fruitwoods and birch were more likely to be found in bourgeois houses.
- On our last visit, Michelle and I had gathered a whole bunch of apple wood from the yard, so we had plenty of sweet-smelling fuel too. fig. b: fruitwood 4 smoking Open House
- Richly figured rosewood with its dark striations became the wood of choice, although mahogany and fruitwoods were not entirely supplanted.
- The Rubinsesque figure within a painting seems perfectly fitted to the generous seat of a Stickly-era fruitwood chair standing by. The Barnes Foundation « DESIGNPHILADELPHIA
- Decorative inlay, depicting a delicate periwinkle design, is carried out in abalone, oak, and fruitwoods.
- According to Doyle the majority of pieces are made from high-quality solid teak grown in Java and Madura, but several are constructed from abundant local materials including mahogany, bamboo, coconut, rattan and various fruitwoods.
- All rooms feature transitional style furnishings, using light fruitwood finishes and soothing, natural colours.
- Various woods were used to make the furniture, among them the fruitwoods apple and pear.
- These fruitwoods work well with meats like veal and pork, as well as with poultry and game birds.
- The dining room's French fruitwood table, dating from the 1860s, plays off the patina of the original plank floors.