CALAMANDER

Meaning of CALAMANDER in English

[ 'kaləmandə ]

■ noun another term for coromandel .

Origin

C19: from Sinhalese kaḻu-madīriya , perh. from Coromandel ebony (see coromandel ), changed by assoc. with Sinhalese kaḻu 'black'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CALAMANDER — noun Etymology: probably from Dutch kalamanderhout ~ wood Date: 1804 the hazel-brown black-striped wood of a southeast Asian tree (genus …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CALAMANDER — ˈkaləˌmandə(r), ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun or calamander wood ( -s ) Etymology: probably from Dutch kalamander- (in kalamanderhout calamander wood), perhaps modification …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMANDER — /kal"euh man'deuhr/ , n. the hard, mottled brown and black wood of any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMANDER — n. black and brown striped hard wood of some tropical Asian trees used for furniture
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CALAMANDER — noun Etymology: probably from Dutch kalamanderhout calamander wood Date: 1804 : the hazel-brown black-striped wood of a southeast Asian tree …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALAMANDER — [cal.a.man.der] n [prob. fr. D kalamanderhout calamander wood] (1804): the hazel-brown black-striped wood of a southeast Asian tree (genus Diospyros, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALAMANDER — n. a fine-grained red-brown ebony streaked with black, from the Asian tree Diospyros qualsita, used in furniture. [19th c.: orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CALAMANDER — n. a fine-grained red-brown ebony streaked with black, from the Asian tree Diospyros qualsita, used in furniture. [ 19th c.: …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CALAMANDER — n. a fine-grained red-brown ebony streaked with black, from the Asian tree Diospyros qualsita, used in furniture. Etymology: 19th c.: …
Oxford English vocab
CALAMANDER — n. Pronunciation: ' ka-l ə - ˌ man-d ə r, ˌ ka-l ə - ' Function: noun Etymology: probably from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CALAMANDER WOOD — noun see calamander
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALAMANDER WOOD — () A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. …
Английский словарь Webster
CALAMANDER WOOD — A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. It …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CALAMANDER WOOD — a valuable furniture wood from india and ceylon, of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture. it …
Webster English vocab
COROMANDEL WOOD — noun : calamander
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COROMANDEL — n. calamander, black and brown striped hard wood of some tropical Asian trees used for furniture
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COROMANDEL — noun Etymology: Coromandel coast region, India Date: 1843 : calamander
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COROMANDEL — [ ˌkɒrə'mand(ə)l ] ■ noun 1》 (also ~ wood or ~ ebony ) a fine-grained, greyish-brown ebony streaked with black, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
COROMANDEL — [cor.o.man.del] n [Coromandel coast region, India] (1845): calamander
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EBONY — wood of several species of trees of the genus Diospyros (family Ebenaceae), widely distributed in the tropics. The best is …
Britannica English vocabulary

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