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Definition of "satinwood" [sat•in•wood]

  • A deciduous tree (Chloroxylon swietenia) of India and Sri Lanka, having hard, yellowish, close-grained wood. (noun)
  • A West Indian tree (Zanthoxylum flavum) having smooth, slightly oily, lustrous wood. (noun)
  • The wood of either of these trees, used for furniture and cabinetwork. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "satinwood" in a sentence
  • "Turns out that like the satinwood ladies table it was British and more affordable than a decade ago."
  • "She turned away from its satinwood and pastel brocades and went to the window, which afforded a view of a large formal garden, which even at this dreary time of year looked pleasant, with its sunken pond and statues and straight paths and clipped hedges, but the sight of it did nothing to quiet en her thoughts."
  • "She fell in love with the saloon, with the satinwood panels, with the little racks and cupboards, with the recording aneroid in springs."