Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bird's-eye maple

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: bird's-eye maple
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Maple wood with small eye-like markings, valued for use in decorative woodwork.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So a dear little book-case was bought, also of bird’s-eye maple, and a pretty little work-table, with a low chair to match."
"The two staterooms are similarly treated; the walls are panelled in bird's eye maple, with light mahogany mouldings, and the furniture is in sycamore and mahogany."
"More to the point of this place than the crags and glens on the dining-room wall are the two fine colour prints of clipper ships in frames of birdseye maple."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

birdseye maple (alternative) bird's eye maple (alternative)

Questions

What does bird's-eye maple mean?: Maple wood with small eye-like markings, valued for use in decorative woodwork.

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