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How to use mahogany in a sentence

23 example sentences · noun, adjective

Mahogany means the valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. Example: “In 2003, at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, an 1810s mahogany armoire inlaid with ribbons and vines brought $140,000 (the presale estimate was $30,000 to $50,000).”

Examples of mahogany by meaning

nounThe valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make...

  • In 2003, at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, an 1810s mahogany armoire inlaid with ribbons and vines brought $140,000 (the presale estimate was $30,000 to $50,000).2010 December 9, Eve M. Kahn, “Exploring the Art of Louisiana Furniture”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2020

nounA Cornish drink made from gin and treacle.

  • Next day, the fish was 'scrowled' on a gridiron over the fire and eaten with 'mahogany', a powerful mixture of black treacle and gin, a favourite tipple of Cornish fishermen for keeping out the cold!2006, Sara Paston-Williams, Fish: Recipes from a Busy Island, page 39

More sentences with mahogany

  • Because mahoganies yield a supple fine-grained wood, they are often used as veneer wood.2012, Susan Crabtree, Peter Beudert, Scenic Art for the Theatre: History, Tools and Techniques, page 392. From the entry faux
  • The seat frames are made of five layers of mahogany, as they were in the Schwarzenburg chairs.1985, “Michael Thonet”, in Fine Woodworking on Bending Wood: 35 Articles Selected by the Editors of Fine Woodworking Magazine, Newtown…. From the entry bentwood
  • What with you and my other bald mahogany gas pipe here.1956 Brendan Behan, The Quare Fellow Act II (Grove Press (1957) pp. 59-60). From the entry mahogany gaspipe
  • They had all the accoutrements of the China sojourner—the carved mahogany ashtrays, the Ning-po lacquerware, the Qing-style blackwood furniture.2012, Paul French, Midnight in Peking, Viking, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 157. From the entry Ning-Po
  • Leo crushed a couple of March flies to death on his splendid mahogany thigh and looked at her speculatively.1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 130. From the entry march fly
  • Wooden beds were made as replicas of large ones, some carved in walnut, others in mahogany and with elaborate head-pieces.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 214. From the entry four-poster
  • "Thaw shay mahogany gas-pipes" is a venerable native witticism.1967 October 30, Myles na gCopaleen, “Language Please”, in The Irish Times, page 10. From the entry mahogany gaspipe
  • It was a small, stuffy, defunct room, of mahogany, and deathly enlargements of photographs of departed people done in carbon.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, “chapter 10”, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC. From the entry carbon print
  • The chief glory of the dining room was probably two large sideboards, with open mahogany ‘Sarcophagusses’ (wine-coolers) to stand underneath (£31 18s).2022, Rufus Bird, “[The Georgian Court] The Princes and their Apartments, 1790s–1809”, in St James’s Palace: From Leper Hospital to Royal…. From the entry sarcophagusses
  • But anyone who did find the trains was in for a treat: great mahogany wardrobes of carriages with comfortable transverse seats, clocks and cigarette machines.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry cigarette machine
  • The room into which I was ushered, with its leering volutes and hideous bellyings of brown mahogany, intimately reminded me of a Beardsley drawing.1926, Violet Hunt, “1910-11”, in The Flurried Years, London: Hurst & Blackett, page 161. From the entry bellying
  • In general appearance it resembled mahogany, being but slightly lighter in color and grain, and many old bilsted pieces are commonly mistaken for mahogany.1916 December, Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Abbot McClure, “Mahogany”, in Suburban Life, the Countryside Magazine, page 278. From the entry bilsted
  • A member of the mahogany family, the cannonball mangrove is today found in the tropical, coastal regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia, extending far into the Pacific.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 99. From the entry cannonball mangrove
  • A George VI mahogany sarcophagus wine cooler, with nulled mouldings and brass ring handles, the turned stem on leaf carved and moulded legs and brass castors.2015, Judith Miller, “Furniture”, in Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2016–2017, London: Miller’s, Mitchell Beazley, →ISBN, page 251. From the entry sarcophagus
  • The numerous tables and chairs for customers were stained in mahogany and were shiny from recent waxing, as were the floor and artistically carved railings, posts, and trimwork.2011, Janelle Taylor, Wild Winds. From the entry trimwork
  • A carafe of tea and a plate of oatmeal cookies were on a small mahogany table in front of a pink and lime green plaid loveseat.2007, Nora Charles, Death Rides the Surf, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry love seat
  • The mahogany récamiers, settees, and chairs were usually hand-caned to adapt to the weather; the open caning was airy and therefore decidedly more functional and overwhelmingly preferred.2002, Michael W. Connors, Caribbean Elegance, New York, N.Y.: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., →ISBN, page 52. From the entry récamier
  • There were sheets of veneer among Jabez Rintle's reserve materials, carefully preserved between weighted boards, and Peter selected pearwood and mahogany to match the table's inlay.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 76. From the entry pearwood
  • 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. From the entry bird's-eye maple
  • It was a huge, handsome apartment, furnished with a massive mahogany suite, made sombre by reason of the prevailing dark blue colour of the walls, carpet and curtains.1933, Ethel Lina White, chapter 5, in Some Must Watch. From the entry lavender water
  • Of the colour of the mahogany bank furniture was Uncle Bushrod--thus dark was he externally; white as the uninked pages of the bank ledgers was his soul.1919, O. Henry, Roads of Destiny. From the entry uninked

Meaning of mahogany

  1. noun The valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
  2. noun Any of the trees from which such wood comes.
  3. noun (by extension) Any of various kinds of trees, the timber of which resembles that of trees the genus Swietenia.

Full definition of mahogany

Questions about mahogany in a sentence

How do you use mahogany in a sentence?
Mahogany is used as a noun and adjective. For example: “In 2003, at Neal Auction Company in New Orleans, an 1810s mahogany armoire inlaid with ribbons and vines brought $140,000 (the presale estimate was $30,000 to $50,000).”
What is a short sentence with mahogany?
“"Thaw shay mahogany gas-pipes" is a venerable native witticism.”
What does mahogany mean?
Mahogany means the valuable wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.

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