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UK
/ɹˈəʊzwʊd/
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[ US /ˈɹoʊzˌwʊd/ ]
[ US /ˈɹoʊzˌwʊd/ ]
NOUN
- any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black
- hard dark reddish wood of a rosewood tree having a strongly marked grain; used in cabinetwork
How To Use rosewood In A Sentence
- This chore goes fast and is followed by light pruning for the pheasantwood and rosewood plantings.
- In the middle of the vanity was another object made of rosewood - a jewelry box, I'd presume.
- Both are easily confused with rosewood, particularly as tulipwood is also known as bois de rose in France.
- M/s Merchant and Ivory's films resemble a small antique shop displaying old colonial cars, rosewood bedposts, long cotton gowns and unfiltered cigarette cases.
- In the first half of the eighteenth century ebony rosewood, and padouk were inlaid with floral designs ivory that was then engraved and highlighted with lac.
- A private family interment took place at Rosewood Memorial Gardens.
- Fine French Louis XV style gilt bronze mounted marquetry, rosewood and tulipwood table de milieu.
- Once in a while the really dense woods, such as boxwood and ebony can fool me, and I really have to work hard to tell the difference between Madasgar and Honduras rosewood.
- A salmagundi of Italian marble, Japanese carpet, matched rosewood, Hawaiian monkeypod wood, gold foil and tropical fish, the Sahara Inn is like a movie set for a dream sequence in a musical starring George Jessel and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
- Exclusive folding designs are handmade in solid rosewood by craftsmen in the Far East, with careful attention to detail.