Calamander wood

Calamander wood
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Calamander wood or Coromandel wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood. It is used in furniture, Luthiery and for sculpture.

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References

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913.

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  • Calamander wood — Cal a*man der wood (k[a^]l [.a]*m[a^]n d[ e]r w[oo^]d ). A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the {Diospyros qu[ae]sita} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calamander wood — noun see calamander * * * cal|a|man|der «KAL uh MAN duhr, KAL uh MAN », noun, or calamander wood, the hard, brown and black striped wood of an East Indian tree, used for cabinetwork. ╂[perhaps alteration of Coromandel, a region in India] …   Useful english dictionary

  • calamander — noun Etymology: probably from Dutch kalamanderhout calamander wood Date: 1804 the hazel brown black striped wood of a southeast Asian tree (genus Diospyros and especially D. quaesita) that is used in furniture manufacturing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • calamander — [kal′ə man΄dər] n. [after ? COROMANDEL ( COAST)] the hard, heavy, black wood of various East Indian trees (genus Diospyros) of the ebony family, used in furniture …   English World dictionary

  • Coromandel wood — Calamander wood Cal a*man der wood (k[a^]l [.a]*m[a^]n d[ e]r w[oo^]d ). A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • calamander — /kal euh man deuhr/, n. the hard, mottled brown and black wood of any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, used for cabinetwork. [1795 1805; perh. metathetic var. of COROMANDEL] * * * …   Universalium

  • calamander — n. black and brown striped hard wood of some tropical Asian trees used for furniture …   English contemporary dictionary

  • calamander — cal•a•man•der [[t]ˈkæl əˌmæn dər[/t]] n. fur the hard, mottled brown and black wood of any of several ebony trees of the genus Diospyros, used for cabinetwork • Etymology: 1795–1805; perh. metathetic var. of coromandel …   From formal English to slang

  • calamander — /kæləˈmændə/ (say kaluh manduh) noun the hard wood of a tree, Diospyros quaesita, of Sri Lanka and India, used for cabinetwork. {metathetic variant of Coromandel Coast, in SE India} …  

  • Coromandel wood — Coromandel Cor o*man del (k?r ? m?n del), n. (Geol.) The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. [1913 Webster] {Coromandel gooseberry}. See {Carambola}. {Coromandel wood}, Calamander wood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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