Basswood

Word BASSWOOD
Character 8
Hyphenation bass wood
Pronunciations /ˈbæswʊd/

Definitions and meanings of "Basswood"

What do we mean by basswood?

The soft, light-colored wood of any species of linden. It is used in making crates and boxes, in carving, and in millwork. noun

The common name of the American linden or lime-tree, Tilia Americana. The white bass-wood is T. heterophylla. Also called bass. noun

The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, Tilia Americana. See bass, the lime tree. noun

Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood. noun

Soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork noun

Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber noun

Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood.

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The word "basswood" in example sentences

Then he cuts the ships out and mounts them on a piece of cut wood he uses specialty bases made out of hardboard, but basswood is possible, too. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Buckwheat in some places is the main source; in others, basswood, which is of brief duration. ❋ Unknown (1842)

Much of his work is done on basswood, which is a softer wood with no apparent grain. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But didn't you say, Miss Harson, that it's always called basswood in our country? " ❋ Ella Rodman Church (N/A)

This store offers pre-cut spanish cedar and basswood blanks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As for the carousel, the brothers first tried to find one to restore but eventually decided to build their own, going to an Ohio manufacturer that used 1900s methods, with all the figures and horses carved out of solid basswood blocks. ❋ Ellen Gamerman (2011)

I use knives and chisels, not a power carver, to finish shaping the basswood. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oil, rayon thread, and basswood on wood. 36 x 36 x 12 in. ❋ Yasmine Mohseni (2012)

But stop to catch your breath and you can enjoy wooded slopes covered with oak, maple, and hickory, the bottoms resplendent in beech, basswood, and elm. ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

The inside was uncomfortably warm, stuffy, and dark, but I could see the split-cane roof was tight and the walls had been made of woven willow stems interlaced with shreds of basswood bark. ❋ W. Michael Gear (2011)

Bennett had whittled whimsical small animals out of dead branches from the basswood trees in our yard; mine was a tiny kingfisher. ❋ Susan Hubbard (2010)

I stumbled on foundations of long-gone buildings, up the hill, under the gloom of oak and basswood trees, buried in honeysuckle, blackberry wild geranium. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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