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durmast
[ dur-mast, -mahst ]
noun
- a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
durmast
/ ˈdɜːˌmɑːst /
noun
- Also calledsessile oak a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns Compare pedunculate oak
- the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of durmast1
C18: probably alteration of dun mast; see dun ², mast ²
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Example Sentences
Durmast, dur′mast, n. a sub-species or variety of oak.
From Project Gutenberg
Dr. Lindley, however, set the matter at rest by examination of the reputed Chestnut beams in the roof of Westminster Abbey, and proved that they were of Durmast Oak.
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