Synonyms for mahogany
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : muh-hog-uh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : məˈhɒg ə ni |
Top 10 synonyms for mahogany Other synonyms for the word mahogany
Définition of mahogany
Origin :- 1670s, from Spanish mahogani, of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras). As an adjective from 1730.
- As in brown : adj dark, burnished color
- Only two materials are used in the construction of this hull, aluminum and mahogany.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- The boards are made from 1/8-inch mahogany, which can be obtained at any lumber-yard.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- In both were the old-fashioned 33 mahogany furniture of our great-grandfathers.
- Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- The doors were of mahogany as was likewise the wainscoting of the staircases.
- Extract from : « The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia » by Frank Cousins
- “Half-past ten,” he said, glancing at the mahogany chime-clock on the mantelpiece.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- There, in mahogany and curved-glass wardrobe, are relics of sister Edith.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- Every spring Elizabeth polished the mahogany until it shone.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- In some woods, as sweet gum and mahogany, it brings up the figure.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- The bed would have to be uncovered, you know; and the mahogany wash-stand might be splashed.
- Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau
- So that the more knotted and gnarled a log of mahogany is, the better.
- Extract from : « Forests of Maine » by Jacob S. Abbott
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