Definition of rosewood
: any of various tropical trees (especially genus Dalbergia) yielding valuable cabinet woods of a usually dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black; also : the wood
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Nearby, an antique chest of drawers made of ivory, metal, rosewood and teak with images of lions carved into the base is similar to a piece in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
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Nearby, an antique chest of drawers made of ivory, metal, rosewood and teak with images of lions carved into the base is similar to a piece in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
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Nearby, an antique chest of drawers made of ivory, metal, rosewood and teak with images of lions carved into the base is similar to a piece in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
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About 400 of these species—including rosewood, bigleaf mahogany and Asian yews—are actively, commercially exploited.
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Go with the top-shelf Signature model at about $45,000, and chunks of rosewood and real aluminum grace the cabin.
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A drawing room, highlighted by four large windows, contained a floor-to-ceiling mirror and several rosewood chairs.
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Vintage rosewood-and-rattan chairs by Edward Wormley surround a custom table of walnut and brass; the tapestry is based on a Richard Lindner painting, the curtains are of a Rogers & Goffigon fabric, and the 1950s light fixture is by Venini.
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As timber elsewhere in Thailand runs out, loggers are making more brazen incursions deep into Thap Lan to steal the most prized timber of all: Siamese rosewood.
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First Known Use of rosewood
1660
ROSEWOOD Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of rosewood for English Language Learners
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: the hard, dark, red wood of some tropical trees that is used especially for making furniture and musical instruments
ROSEWOOD Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of rosewood for Students
: a reddish or purplish wood streaked with black that is used especially for making furniture and musical instruments
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