Definitions for mahoganies

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mahoganies ma·hog·a·ny

Spelling: [muh-hog-uh-nee]

IPA: /məˈhɒg ə ni/

Mahoganies is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 747 anagrams from letters in mahoganies (aaeghimnos).

Definitions for mahoganies

noun

1. any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
2. the wood itself.
3. any of various similar trees or their wood. Compare African mahogany, Philippine mahogany.
4. a reddish-brown color.

adjective

1. pertaining to or made of mahogany.
2. of the color mahogany.

Origin of mahoganies

First recorded in 1665-75; perhaps

Examples for mahoganies

Every spring Elizabeth polished the mahogany until it shone.

The floors were softened by cork tiles, the walls by Philippine mahogany paneling.

Only two materials are used in the construction of this hull, aluminum and mahogany.

There, in mahogany and curved-glass wardrobe, are relics of sister Edith.

Mike Lennon and I were two of a dozen speakers who stood next to the mahogany casket.

Nope, he has to be seen landing his chopper on the South Lawn, propping his leather loafers on his mahogany desk in the Oval.

“Half-past ten,” he said, glancing at the mahogany chime-clock on the mantelpiece.

In both were the old-fashioned 33 mahogany furniture of our great-grandfathers.

The doors were of mahogany as was likewise the wainscoting of the staircases.

The boards are made from 1/8-inch mahogany, which can be obtained at any lumber-yard.