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limewood

limewood noun: the wood from the lime tree or linden tree.

Noun

limewood (usually uncountable, plural limewoods)

  1. (UK, usually) The wood from the lime tree or linden tree.
    • But he would not publicly confirm his purchase of “Hercules and Achelous,” or another rarity that experts say he bought this year: a limewood figure of St. Catherine by the German Medieval sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider that went for $6.3 million at Sotheby’s in January.2008 June 13, Carol Vogel, “Darkness Was Muse for a Master of Light”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    basswood, linden wood

Synonyms of limewood

Forms of limewood

plurallimewoods

Origin of limewood

From lime² (ultimately from Old English lind) + wood.

Questions about limewood

What does limewood mean?
Limewood means the wood from the lime tree or linden tree.
What part of speech is limewood?
Limewood is a noun.
What is the plural of limewood?
The plural of limewood is limewoods.

Words near limewood in the dictionary

  1. limewashed
  2. limewashes
  3. limewashing
  4. limewater
  5. limewaters
  6. limewood
  7. limewoods
  8. limeworking
  9. limeworks
  10. limewort
  11. limey

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