mahogany

[US]/mə'hɒgənɪ/
[UK]/mə'hɑgəni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a type of hardwood with a reddish-brown color

Phrases & Collocations

mahogany furniture

mahogany color

dark mahogany

mahogany finish

Example Sentences

I bought a mahogany table last week.

the mahogany panelling had been axed.

mahogany panelling inlaid with rosewood.

simulated mahogany paneling.

a mahogany dresser with an inlaid teak design.

a polished mahogany table.

mahogany was once prolific in the tropical forests.

Mahogany has the quality of being durable.

A mahogany table was knocked down for five pounds.

The cabinet has crotched mahogany veneers on the base.

European Spruce and Maple for musical instruments.Red Cedar tops,Mahogany,Zebrawood and many more .

It can be Imbua, Kiaat, Solid Pine, Mahogany, Oak.Inside must be finished.

This Australian Karri wood has a beautiful mahogany color; used extensively in the building industry, particularly in roofs due to the length and uninterrupted knot-free nature of the trunk.

Real-world Examples

I like the Lexington mahogany with gold leaf, comes with a pink flower-fitted interior and drapes.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Carlisle sat behind a huge mahogany desk in a leather chair.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

We get mahogany boxes and carve everyone's names in them.

Source: Friends Season 7

He also reportedly drew inspiration from Diana Ross in the 1975 film Mahogany.

Source: Beauty and Fashion English

Your groom is made of mahogany, and his drawer is full of silver plates.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Then we have the hard wood called oak, and the pretty dark-red mahogany, and the yellow birch.

Source: British Students' Science Reader

All the specimens are kept in lustrous old mahogany cabinets so strikingly fine that I remarked upon them.

Source: A Brief History of Everything

And on land, mahogany and oak trees provide a habitat for other plants to grow, like bromeliads and ferns.

Source: Crash Course Botany

It is one piece of bleached Honduras mahogany.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) December 2018 Collection

I never saw any mahogany, but it does sound so luxurious.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

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