mahogany furniture
21mahogany — ma•hog•a•ny [[t]məˈhɒg ə ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) pln any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, esp. S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish brown wood used for making furniture 2) the wood itself 3) pln any of… …
22mahogany — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a reddish brown wood used for furniture. b the colour of this. 2 any tropical tree of the genus Swietenia, esp. S. mahagoni, yielding this wood. Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn …
23Classical office furniture — Introduction Chinese Antique furniture can be divided into two categories, one is valuable antique furniture, mainly referring to that made four or five hundred years ago in the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. This period was the pinnacle of the… …
24To be under the mahogany — Mahogany Ma*hog a*ny, Mahogany tree Ma*hog a*ny tree , n. [From the South American name.] 1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus {Swietenia} ({Swietenia Mahogoni}), found in tropical America. [1913 Webster] Note: Several other trees, with wood more… …
25To put one's legs under some one's mahogany — Mahogany Ma*hog a*ny, Mahogany tree Ma*hog a*ny tree , n. [From the South American name.] 1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus {Swietenia} ({Swietenia Mahogoni}), found in tropical America. [1913 Webster] Note: Several other trees, with wood more… …
26Monterey Furniture — Mason Monterey A frame chair from the Oregon Caves National Monument Chateau Monterey Furniture refers to several furniture lines made from 1930 to the mid 1940s in California. Uniquely western, the line derived its character from Spanish and… …
27Gettysburg furniture companies — The Gettysburg furniture companies were the largest manufacturing concern and major employeer in Adams County, Pennsylvania, from the early 1900 s to the 1950 s.FoundationsIn 1901 in Orrtanna, Levi Starner [… …
28Tallboy (furniture) — A tallboy or highboy is a piece of furniture incorporating a double chest of drawers and a wardrobe on top. Whereas the chest of drawers in its familiar form contains three long and two short drawers, the tallboy has five, six, or seven long… …
29cottage furniture — mass produced type of furniture popular in the United States in the mid 19th century. In The Architecture of Country Houses (1850), A.J. Downing (Downing, Andrew Jackson) recommended it for use in rural surroundings and favoured in… …
30Canapé (furniture) — Its shape is distinct from other sofas of the period, including the divan and chaise longue, but does include several forms. Frequently matching chairs were made to go with it. Precious hardwoods such as walnut, cherry and mahogany were often… …
