satinwood

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood
noun hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools
noun East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

From satin + wood.

There the satinwood book-case filled with his dog-eared schoolbooks. — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
He noted mechanically that all was still silvery, and that the upright piano was of satinwood. — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
"What has become of Katie--the second waitress?" asked Miss Althea Beekman of Dawkins, her housekeeper, as she sat at her satinwood desk after breakfast. — By Advice of Counsel, Arthur Cheney Train

West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum

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