Definition of Fruitwood

1. Noun. Wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork.

Specialized synonyms: Applewood
Substance meronyms: Fruit Tree
Generic synonyms: Wood

Definition of Fruitwood

1. Noun. The wood of any fruit tree. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fruitwood

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fruitwood

fruitless
fruitlessly
fruitlessness
fruitlessnesses
fruitlet
fruitlets
fruitlike
fruitloop
fruitloopery
fruitloops
fruitness
fruits
fruits of the poisonous tree
fruitshop
fruitshops
fruitwood (current term)
fruitwoods
frum
frumentaceous
frumentary
frumentation
frumenties
frumenty
frump
frumped
frumper
frumperies
frumpers
frumpery

Literary usage of Fruitwood

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

1. The US Virgin Islands Alive! by Harriet Greenberg, Douglas Greenberg (2006)
"They are attractively decorated with eclectic mahogany and fruitwood furniture, Moroccan tiles and works of art. Three rooms share a bath, while the others ..."

2. Due Reverence: Antiques in the Possession of the American Philosophical Society by Murphy D. Smith (1992)
"2 This fruitwood chess set, probably pearwood, was made in France ca. 1750—1780. In French sets of that period the knights have a most distinctive form: the ..."

3. Income Opportunities in Special Forest Products: Self-Help Suggestions for by Margaret G. Thomas (1994)
"... become very successful, selling hickory and mesquite chunks and a wide variety of fruitwood chips that are purchased from many regions of the country. ..."

4. Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest: Lens Making Machines and Their by D. Graham Burnett (2005)
"... misalignment, and the plasticity of fruitwood and brass under changing conditions of temperature and humidity—that impeded its realization: believing ..."

5. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive!by Robert White, Phyllis White by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"We were impressed by the dramatic entry rotunda with a royal blue ceiling of stars, and the double staircase to the main lobby with its fruitwood paneling, ..."

6. Long Island Alive! by Francine Silverman (2002)
"TOM REALTY'S fruitwood SMOKED FISH & FOWL 3543 Sound Avenue Riverhead •s 631-727-5877 Next stop is for some local tuna, bluefish, Atlantic salmon, ..."

7. Annual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of by University of Wisconsin, Agricultural Experiment Station (1888)
"The three or more canes left must bear the fruitwood; leave at pruning time three or four spurs of new wood to each of the three canes, and cut these spurs ..."

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