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Bird's-eye maple   /bərdz-aɪ mˈeɪpəl/   Listen
Bird's-eye maple

noun
1.
Maple wood having a wavy grain with eyelike markings.






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"Bird's-eye maple" Quotes from Famous Books



... the new country, and made free use of the abundant wild cherry for the furniture called for by the growing prosperity of the settlements, its close grain and warm color giving it the preference over other native woods, excepting always the curly and bird's-eye maple, which were novelties to the ...
— The Development of Embroidery in America • Candace Wheeler

... knows the breakin' strain o' them green logs? Maybe it's art, but it ain't architecture. I ain't so sure about the art, neither. It's to be lined with red pine. Ther' ain't no art to red pine. Now maple—bird's-eye maple, an' we got forests of it. Ther's art in bird's-eye maple. It's mighty pleasing to the eye. It 'ud make the folks feel good. Red pine? Red?" He shook his head ominously. "Not in this city. You see, red's a shoutin' color. Sets folk gropin' fer trouble. But white's different. It—it ...
— The Law-Breakers • Ridgwell Cullum



Words linked to "Bird's-eye maple" :   maple



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