| 词汇 | logwood |
| 释义 | logwood noun[ U ] uk /ˈlɒɡ.wʊd/ us /ˈlɑːɡ.wʊd/ a tree in the bean family, used in the past to make dyes (= substances used for changing the colour of things) for cloth: Products obtained from logwood formed an important source of dyestuffs for silk and woollen cloth. Jamaica diversified into the production of export crops such as coffee, cocoa, logwood, bananas, and citrus. In the summer of 1658, £15,000 worth of logwood was seized by English customs off a Dutch vessel docked in London. Logwood dyestuffs were produced at the mill for more than 15 years. Types of evergreen & coniferous tree araucaria arborvitae arbutus areca Atlantic white cedar eastern hemlock Eastern white pine eucalyptus ficus fir monkey puzzle mountain laurel Norfolk Island pine Norway spruce oleander sequoia silver fir Sitka spruce strawberry tree subalpine fir You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Paints, dyes & pigments Examples of logwoodlogwood Some of the gaps resulted from dynamiting to allow the transpor t of logwood or chicle downstream and merchandise upstream. That island has three principal products—logwood, sugar, and rum. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The logwood trade has been entirely spoiled and lost owing to the new discoveries of the manufacture of dyes out of tar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As logwood and mahogany production declined, sugarcane plantations became of increasing importance. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Trade and economy of the city and its precincts, at present are coffee, cacao, honey, logwood, pineapple, and sisal, which are the principal products. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Still, there was never an agreement on the precise area in which logwood cutters could operate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In addition, mahogany, logwood, and lignumvitae - all tropical in nature - are grown. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He lost much larger sums, however, speculating on prices of raw materials - hemp, flax, lead, logwood and alum among others. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the town is a factory manufacturing dyes from logwood, a salt factory, and a rice processing plant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A few of them were involved in the cutting of logwood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the early 1970s and in 2008, there were shortages of haematoxylin due to interruptions in its extraction from logwood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Initially, the focus was upon logwood, which was used in dye manufacture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They found that they could make a living cutting and selling logwood to the home country. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These logwood pieces were about a yard long, thick in diameter and had to have all the bark chipped away leaving the hard core of the wood. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Krashanky are whole eggs dyed red by boiling them with onion skins, logwood or cochineal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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