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mahogany (iou)



mahogany noun & adjective. M17.
[Origin unkn.]
A. noun.
a. The hard, fine-grained, chiefly reddish-brown wood of a W. Indian and Central American tree, Swietenia mahagoni (family Meliaceae), often used for furniture. Also, the colour of this wood when polished; a rich reddish brown. M17.
b. The tree itself. M18.
A Cornish drink made of gin and treacle; slang a strong mixture of brandy and water. L18.
transf. Any of various trees, esp. (Austral.) eucalypts, with hard reddish-brown timber like mahogany; spec. (Austral.) the jarrah, Eucalyptus marginata. Also, the wood of these trees. Usu. with specifying word. L18.
African mahogany, forest mahogany, Natal mahogany, swamp mahogany, etc.
a. A table, esp. a dining-table. arch. colloq. M19.
b. = BAR noun1 19. colloq. M20.
Comb.: mahogany birch US = mountain mahogany (a) s.v. MOUNTAIN noun.
b. adjective.
Made of mahogany. M18.
Of the colour of polished mahogany; rich reddish-brown. M18.