acle

[ ak-lee ]

noun
  1. the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.

Origin of acle

1
From the Tagalog word aklé

Words Nearby acle

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How to use acle in a sentence

  • The three boys wandered away as far as acle, eleven miles from Norwich, whence they were ignomimously brought back and birched.

    George Borrow and His Circle | Clement King Shorter
  • It was nearly two o'clock as we lowered sail to pass acle Bridge, and only about half our journey completed.

    Jethou | E. R. Suffling
  • He came up with them at acle, about eleven miles from Norwich.

    The Life of George Borrow | Herbert Jenkins
  • Lion fonts are numerous, those of acle and Strumpshaw being excellent examples.

  • A prize fight had taken place near the town, on a marsh next the acle Road.

    Yarmouth Notes | Frederick Danby Palmer