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mahogany

/məˈhɑɡəni/noun4 syllables

Mahogany means: a shade of brown with a tinge of red.

Synonyms for mahogany5

noun, as in a shade of brown with a tinge of red

reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red

noun, as in any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish

mahogany tree

What does mahogany mean?3

noun

1

a shade of brown with a tinge of red

2

any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish

3

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Mahogany in a sentence

  • On the mahogany desk, there is a metal cup and a blue coaster.LeviHighway
  • I bought the mahogany table because it was the most elegant.DJ_Saidez
  • The king’s throne was made of the finest mahogany.Igider
  • I have an old mahogany desk.CK
  • Yanni has a big mahogany table.Amastan
  • And that was without question a very large and ornate and costly mahogany bookcase with glass doors.Cangarejo
  • I bought a bookshelf made of mahogany.Teangloir
  • Tom has some very nice mahogany furniture.CK

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Forms of mahogany

as a noun

plural
mahoganies