[ ˌkɒrə'mand(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 (also ~ wood or ~ ebony ) a fine-grained, greyish-brown ebony streaked with black, used in furniture; calamander.
2》 the Sri Lankan tree that yields ~. [ Diospyros quaesita .]
■ adjective denoting a form of oriental lacquerware with intaglio designs.
Origin
C19: from the Coromandel Coast, the southern part of India's east coast, from which oriental lacquerware was orig. transported.