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Definition of Circassian walnut

1. Noun. Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Circassian Walnut

Literary usage of Circassian walnut

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Building Construction and Superintendence by Frank Eugene Kidder (1915)
""circassian walnut yields one of the best-known and most expensive ... Botanically, circassian walnut is the same as the so-called 'English walnut ..."

2. Wood and Other Organic Structural Materials by Charles Henry Snow (1917)
"circassian walnut, European Walnut, Russian Walnut. English Walnut, Royal Walnut (local Turkish Walnut. and common names). ..."

3. Wood-using Industries of New York by John Tyre Harris (1913)
"Red gum occupies the same position, in imitation of circassian walnut. ... Mahogany, rosewood and circassian walnut are the only woods imported in ..."

4. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry, and Building: A General Reference by American Technical Society, Ill American Technical Society (Chicago (1917)
"White walnut, or butternut, is somewhat like black walnut wood, but is of a lighter color and is not so pleasing when finished. circassian walnut is ..."

5. Lumber and Its Uses by Royal Shaw Kellogg (1919)
"More recently, however, red gum has come into prominence for stocks in which a circassian walnut effect is desired, while a small percentage of the more ..."

6. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1911)
"circassian walnut.—Many of those who admire the beautiful finish of rooms trimmed in circassian walnut are doubtless unaware that this is none other than ..."

7. Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building: A General Reference Work by American School, (Chicago, Ill.) (1907)
"... French burl, and circassian walnut. Mahogany comes from Cuba and Mexico, and formerly was obtained, also from Santo Domingo and Honduras. ..."

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