hard·wood

(härd′wo͝od′)

1. The wood of a eudicot or a magnoliid, such as an oak, maple, or magnolia.

2. A eudicot or magnoliid tree.

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hardwood

(ˈhɑːdˌwʊd)

1. (Forestry) the wood of any of numerous broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees, such as oak, beech, ash, etc, as distinguished from the wood of a conifer

2. (Forestry) any tree from which this wood is obtained

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hard•wood

(ˈhɑrdˌwʊd)

n.

1. the hard, compact wood or timber of various trees, as the oak, cherry, maple, or mahogany.

2. a tree yielding such wood.

adj.

3. made or constructed of hardwood.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

hardwood - the wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as distinguished from the wood of conifers)

wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

Translations

legno duro

hardwood

[ˈhɑːdwʊd]

A. N → madera f noble or dura

B. CPD hardwood tree N → árbol m de hojas caducas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

hardwood

[ˈhɑː^rdwʊd]

n → bois m dur

modif [floor, flooring] → en bois dur; [timber] → en bois dur; [tree] → feuillu(e)hard-working [ˌhɑː^rdˈwɜː^rkɪŋ] adj → travailleur/euse

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hardwood

[ˈhɑːdˌwʊd] n → legno duro

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After two days' work, however, he succeeded in fashioning two massive hardwood hinges, and with these he hung the door so that it opened and closed easily.

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There were no carpets, and on the hardwood floor he caught a glimpse of several wolf and coyote skins.

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With it he went into the jungle, searching until he found a fallen tree of a certain species of hardwood with which he was familiar.

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As they halted before one of the polished hardwood doors, Tarzan slipped into the shadow of a passageway not a dozen feet from them.

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Think of that big lawn with those magnificent old trees; and of that splendid hardwood grove behind it--twelve acres of it.

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"How about that hardwood floor downstairs?--an' the fireplace?" Billy inquired.

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Harvey had a notion that the east coast of his native land, from Mount Desert south, was populated chiefly by people who took their horses there in the summer and entertained in country-houses with hardwood floors and Vantine portieres.

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"Yes, and a good part of it is going into a first-class modern house with a heating plant and running hot and cold water in a tiled-floor bath-room, and a concrete cellar for the woman's preserved things and built-in cupboards, lots of closets, a big garret, and hardwood floors and fancy paper on the walls, and the prettiest polished golden oak furniture you can buy in Kansas City, not to mention a big fireplace and wide, sunny porches.

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And Bashti, who had never feared death all his long life and who had laughed a joke with his forefinger blown off by the bursting flint-lock pistol, smiled gleefully to himself, for his glee was intellectual and in admiration of this half-grown puppy whom he rapped on the nose with a short, hardwood stick and compelled to keep distance.

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