marblewood

 [mahr-buhl-wood]  

mar·ble·wood

   [mahr-buhl-wood]
noun
1.
any of several trees having wood somewhat resembling marble in graining or texture, as Diospyros marmorata, of southern Asia, or Olea paniculata, of Australia.
2.
the wood of any of these trees.
Marble Wood marblebath.shopzilla.com/ Beautify Your Bathroom. Save on Marble Wood!
Ad
Origin:
1745–55; marble + wood1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To marblewood

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Marblewood is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
Collins
World English Dictionary
marblewood (ˈmɑːbəlˌwʊd)
 
—n
1.  a Malaysian tree, Diospyros marmorata: family Ebenaceae
2.  the distinctively marked wood of this tree, having black bands on a lighter background

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT