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bird's-eye maple

bird's-eye maple noun: maple wood with small eye-like markings, valued for use in decorative woodwork.

Noun

bird's-eye maple (uncountable)

  1. Maple wood with small eye-like markings, valued for use in decorative woodwork.
    • So a dear little book-case was bought, also of bird’s-eye maple, and a pretty little work-table, with a low chair to match.1904, Carolyn Wells, “Shopping”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 58
    • The two staterooms are similarly treated; the walls are panelled in bird's eye maple, with light mahogany mouldings, and the furniture is in sycamore and mahogany.1947 January and February, “South African Royal Train”, in Railway Magazine, page 47

Forms of bird's-eye maple

alternative formbirdseye maple
alternative formbird's eye maple

Questions about bird's-eye maple

What does bird's-eye maple mean?
Bird's-eye maple means maple wood with small eye-like markings, valued for use in decorative woodwork.
What part of speech is bird's-eye maple?
Bird's-eye maple is a noun.

Words near bird's-eye maple in the dictionary

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  2. bird's nest swings
  3. bird's nests
  4. bird's pepper
  5. bird's-eye
  6. bird's-eye maple
  7. bird's-eye view
  8. bird's-eye views
  9. bird's-eyes
  10. bird's-foot
  11. bird's-foot trefoil

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