Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,921,448,005 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

camwood

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
camwood [ˈkæmˌwʊd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a W African leguminous tree, Baphia nitida, whose hard wood was formerly used in making a red dye
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) the wood of this tree
[perhaps from Temne]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.camwood - small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
Baphia, genus Baphia - small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
On ordinary days, this consists of a "walking dress" a wrapper made out of a printed cotton cloth; a woven shawl or a commercially produced towel draped over the left shoulder of an otherwise nude upper body; a jute cap; and camwood paste rubbed on bare feet.
Aluko His worshipful Majesty One Man, One Wife Kole Omotoso The Combat Festus iyayi Violence Ifeoma Okoye Men Without Ears Cyprian Ekwensi People of the City Burning Grass Jagua Nana Wole Soyinka The Interpreters The Trials of Brother Jero (Dj Jero's Metamorphosis(Drama) Camwood on the Leaves Death and the King's Horseman Onuora Nzekwu Blade Among the Boys Wand of Noble Wood John Munonye The Only Son Oil Man of Obanje T.
Among other materials, these would have made use of white clay to invoke ancestral force from beyond the grave, and reddish camwood powder signaling transition and mediation--both instances of what art scholar Robert Farris Thompson calls "spirit-embodying potency" (Thompson, 117).
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.