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boxwood Definition

box·wood (-wo̵od′)

noun

  1. the hard, closegrained wood of the box shrub or tree
  2. the box shrub or tree
boxwood Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • African: Workers exposed to the dust of African boxwood developed alarming reactions including irritation of the eyes and nose, and also constitutional symptoms.

Modifies a noun

  • tree: As if he were a boxwood tree, they put axes against him in his joyous dwelling place.
  • inlay: The natural keys are covered with bone and the sharps are made of ebony with boxwood inlays.
  • line: Curl mahogany veneers inlayed with boxwood lines and macassar ebony.
  • clarinet: When she came down she was flourishing a small boxwood clarinet from the early 19th century, made by Key of London.

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