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4) Wood from the English sycamore that has been dyed a brownish gray color. | 4) Wood from the English sycamore that has been dyed a brownish gray color. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
sycamore maple (''Acer pseudoplatanus''); West Indian satinwood (''Zanthoxylon flavuum''); sicomoro, arce blanco (Esp.); padreiro (Port.); Sicomoro (It.); acero montano (It.); English sycamore | sycamore maple (''Acer pseudoplatanus''); West Indian satinwood (''Zanthoxylon flavuum''); sicomoro, arce blanco (Esp.); padreiro (Port.); Sicomoro (It.); acero montano (It.); English sycamore | ||
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| − | = | + | * Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:[http://www.woodanatomy.ch/ Wood anatomy of central European Species]: Great Maple,Sycamore Maple, [http://www.woodanatomy.ch/species.php?code=ACPS Acer pseudoplatanus L.] |
* Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 4 October 2020
Description
An unstandardized name use for the following timbers:
1) Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus). This tree is native to Europe and has a greenish-gray wood used for furniture, inlays and veneers.
2) English sycamore (family Platanaceae). These trees, also called plane trees, are found throughout Europe and Asia Minor. They have a light yellow wood that appears similar to oak. It takes a fine polish and is used for tool handles, flooring, furniture, and veneers.
3) West Indian Satinwood (Zanthoxylon flavuum). Satinwood has an irregular grain an a yellowish color that darkens as it ages.
4) Wood from the English sycamore that has been dyed a brownish gray color.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus); West Indian satinwood (Zanthoxylon flavuum); sicomoro, arce blanco (Esp.); padreiro (Port.); Sicomoro (It.); acero montano (It.); English sycamore
Resources and Citations
- Schoch, W., Heller, I., Schweingruber, F.H., Kienast, F., 2004:Wood anatomy of central European Species: Great Maple,Sycamore Maple, Acer pseudoplatanus L.
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954