| 单词 | rosewood |
| 例句 | The box is a reddish brown, and he knows it’s made of rosewood because G’ma told him years ago when he first noticed it sitting up on her mantel. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It looked like rosewood; a painted design on the top was only just recognizable as a coat of arms. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He built Mammachi a Bauhaus dining table with twelve dining chairs in rosewood and a traditional Bavarian chaise longue in lighter jackwood. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My table was from my family and was of a very fragrant red wood, not what you call rosewood, but hong mu, which is so fine there’s no English word for it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The rosewood handle was charred and scorched, but Will wrapped his hand in several folds of a shirt and did as Iorek told him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The bowl was rosewood, so the sound of it wouldn’t be terribly subtle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a large room, with an oval table of polished rosewood on which stood various decanters and glasses, and a silver smoking stand with a rack of pipes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was an ordinary-looking dagger, with a double-sided blade of dull metal about eight inches long, a short crosspiece of the same metal, and a handle of rosewood. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she opened her rosewood box wherein were the letters her husband had written to her in courtship and since. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The old man, still carrying the lamp, was standing in front of a picture in a rosewood frame which hung on the other side of the fireplace, opposite the bed. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But on the other hand, rosewood would carry better in a crowded taproom, cutting through the murmur of idle conversation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Two columns of about a hundred rosewood pews stretched beneath a vaulted glass ceiling that let in so much light that no candles were needed during the day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I guess she had been about to polish the rosewood but sat down to play instead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z From his opened briefcase he fished out the Voigt-Kampff apparatus, seated himself at a nearby rosewood coffee table, and began to assemble the rather simple polygraphic instruments. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z As she was straightening out the shoes in the bottom of the tall rosewood bureau, Awaiting Marriage appeared at the door. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He said the agents had misread Indian laws regarding the export of ebony and rosewood fingerboards. ArtsBeat Blog: Famed Guitar Maker Raided by Federal Agents 2011-08-31T16:52:11Z This piece, with its large rosewood pendant, looks tame in contrast to other works in the show. Review: Language of adornment spoken at BAM Latin American jewelry exhibit 2011-06-02T20:20:16Z The pieces in oak, ebony and rosewood, sumptuously adorned with gilt, lacquer work or inlays of porcelain, are presented individually. Masterpieces of 18th-century French furniture showing at Versailles 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Perhaps he chances upon a rosewood Danish armchair or a bronze-based coffee table sitting at a good price. Meet the pickers who helped you furnish your home 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Capuchin monkeys are jumping from branch to branch in the trees — eucalyptus, mahogany, rosewood — towering above. A guide to the hidden spots of Rio, a bustling city of six million people 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z An affidavit supporting the search warrant for the recent raids alleged that shipments of imported Indian ebony and rosewood were given false labels to circumvent import restrictions. Feds won't target unwitting owners of illegal wood 2011-09-21T22:44:08Z Next, you're left to float for 15 minutes in a tub full of Dead Sea salts and organic petitgrain, bergamot and rosewood. | You Can Rest Easy at Mohonk Mountain House 2012-06-18T15:42:59Z People who own an instrument containing ivory or Brazilian rosewood needn’t worry, Hoover said. Restrictions on instruments strikes sour note 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Norman counts his own rosewood Eames lounge as his most prized possession. Is Good Taste Teachable? 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The facade of Las Alcobas pales by comparison, but the concierges greet you like royalty and the compact lobby, centered on a rosewood spiral staircase, reflects the hotel’s luxurious and comfortable design. My Mexico City Is Everyone’s Now 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z At this concert, Madagascar's musicians are playing for the survival of the very forests where ebony and rosewood are stolen to make high-priced instruments for global markets. Madagascar holds concert against illegal logging 2011-09-30T16:39:09Z Next, you’re left to float for 15 minutes in a tub full of Dead Sea salts and organic petitgrain, bergamot and rosewood. | You Can Rest Easy at Mohonk Mountain House 2012-06-18T15:42:59Z It also looks sharp, with an outer shell in black lacquer, cherry wood or rosewood. The New Audio Geeks 2013-07-24T22:18:15Z First the Governor, the Father: He suggested velvet curtains looped about a massy pillar; And the corner of a table, Of a rosewood dining-table. Lewis Carroll’s Portraiture 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z "They said, `if my guitar contains Brazilian rosewood ... if my violin bow is made of exotic hardwood, is it going to be taken away from me when I travel?'" US proposes 'musical instrument passports' 2013-03-07T14:06:05Z Dating from the mid-19th century, it is made of padouk, a kind of rosewood found in tropical Asia and Africa that is occasionally used for furniture. A Plant Stand with Serious Personality Is on the Block 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Steinway managed to salvage the dinged and scratched rosewood case, the soundboard’s cast-iron plate, the filigreed flap for supporting sheet music and the pedal lyre carved with dolphins. Antiques: Motown Piano Restored - Postcard Books - Film on Lynd Ward 2012-03-22T20:50:46Z "I was able to match the wood grain on the body of the guitar ... and the unique grain of the rosewood fingerboard. Wood grains are like fingerprints; no two are exactly alike," Babiuk said. Dylan's historic electric guitar for sale, could fetch $500,000 2013-12-06T16:10:42Z The plants produce hundreds of guitars a day, and rosewood and ebony fingerboards, mostly imported from India, are essential components. ArtsBeat Blog: Famed Guitar Maker Raided by Federal Agents 2011-08-31T16:52:11Z On June 26, the United States will tighten restrictions on the use of Asian elephant ivory, African elephant ivory, sea turtle shell and Brazilian rosewood. Restrictions on instruments strikes sour note 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Darphin’s Aromatic Cleansing Balm with rosewood is a pomade that mixes with water, turns milky and dissolves into velvet on your face. | A Year of Favorites 2010-12-21T18:32:55Z On the top surface, marquetry of mahogany, rosewood, holly and other exotic woods reflects her hobbies and interests: painting, music, gardening, architecture. Some Favorite Things Not Hanging on a Wall 2011-12-30T00:11:48Z Mahogany, teak, walnut, ebony, rosewood, wenge—I had to do something different throughout. 2009-12-21T05:00:00Z The pièce de résistance here is a heavy, rosewood table made for the library. Peeking Into the Gilded Age at the Met 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Crafted from rosewood, tulipwood, and purplewood, the table’s circular, crossbanded tilt top features parquetry and gilded lunette carvings around the edges. A Gilded Victorian Center Table Is on the Block 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z At Dunhill, the designer Kim Jones is getting in the groove — literally, with marquetry on a stylish rosewood brief case containing artists’ tools. Special Report: Radical Surgery on Regular Menswear 2010-06-28T11:14:00Z The guitar, a reproduction of a 1930 model, features rare Brazilian rosewood sides and back, and a headstock and pickguard decorated with floral inlays. NAMM 2015: Visitors check out Martin's $100,000 old-school guitar 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Decked out with a grand piano made of rosewood, an S.U.V.-size chandelier, a 16-foot-high faux marble fireplace and four giant portraits of himself, Haslam’s apartment is a visual homage to HASLAM. T Magazine: The Importance of Being Nicky 2014-04-10T16:46:16Z Half way through the set he pulled out his rosewood taragato, a horn that looks like a large clarinet and sounds like a soprano sax. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z On a T-shirt it would be kitsch, but inscribed into rosewood furniture in a gallery it has a certain subversive weight. Is it design, or is it ... art? 2010-05-04T14:49:00Z Clients are meant to drift in, enter one of the rosewood booths, and squeal with delight at the jewels—only to discover that the other booth holds still more treasures. James Taffin de Givenchy's Colorful New Showroom 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z I was able to match the wood grain on the body of the guitar … and the unique grain of the rosewood fingerboard. Dylan’s Guitar From Newport To Be Auctioned in NYC 2013-10-31T18:44:25Z The guitar maker agreed to pay a $300,000 fine and to donate $50,000 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to promote the protection of endangered hardwood trees, like ebony and rosewood. ArtsBeat: Gibson Guitar Settles Claim Over Imported Ebony 2012-08-06T18:14:17Z The density of Appalachian hardwoods compares favorably with imported tropical rosewoods, Naselroad said. In Appalachia, Crafting a Road to Recovery With Dulcimer Strings 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z The maple patterns are inlaid in Indian rosewood using marquetry, the traditional technique of creating decorative wooden veneers. Is it design, or is it ... art? 2010-05-04T14:49:00Z The density of Appalachian hardwoods compares favorably with imported tropical rosewoods, Mr. Naselroad said. In Appalachia, Crafting a Road to Recovery With Dulcimer Strings 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z It was the guitar Paul Maroon had been searching for his whole adult life: a Rickenbacker 360 Capri, made in 1959, with twin pickups, a rosewood fretboard and a hollow maple body. The Walkmen: 'We're not difficult, honest' 2011-01-13T22:45:01Z Ivory and Brazilian rosewood are among the protected materials most commonly found in stringed musical instruments. Restrictions on instruments strikes sour note 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Don’t miss the exquisitely handcrafted rosewood desk in the study of the Macanese House. 36 Hours in Macau 2012-11-04T04:00:23Z Oskar Kaufmann, the designer of eight rosewood dining chairs trimmed in petals, fled Germany and narrowly survived Nazi massacres in Budapest. Furniture Designers With Fates Tied to the Nazis 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The salt scrub infused with wild geranium and rosewood soothes for smooth skin and a calm mind. Gifts that give back 2023 | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Ebony and Brazilian rosewood, both on the endangered list, are examples of tree species driven almost to extinction by indiscriminate logging. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Elites and aspiring members of the middle class filled their homes with furniture of mahogany, rosewood, and ebony. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z As Mr. Ipalensenda reached a fallen African rosewood tree that he was in the process of dismembering, he called out to his co-workers who were tending a nearby kiln. How Demand for Twigs Is Bringing Down a Rainforest 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z By value and by volume, rosewood is one of the most trafficked wildlife products in the world. Gambia bans all timber exports to combat rosewood smuggling 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z He added that said a politician in Cork had asked the Irish government to buy the rosewood stick. Michael Collins' walking stick sells for £52,000 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Ebonies and rosewoods threatened by logging were among trees put on the list for the first time this year. Report: More sharks, rays threatened with extinction 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Gargantuan crystals from China “come out with hand-carved rosewood bases with flowers and trees, which complement the specimen from bottom up,” Megaw, the exhibits chair, said. A new thing rich people are into: absolutely enormous crystals 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z The doors are made of rosewood as is the paneling in the library. Penthouse at Ritz-Carlton Residences in Georgetown is most expensive condo on the market 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z By value and by volume, rosewood is the most trafficked wildlife product in the world. Shipping firm halts timber exports over smuggling 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z A signed Art Nouveau mahogany table by Émile Gallé stands near solid rosewood deck chairs “from some steamer ship,” Wallace says. This forested home in Lake Forest Park is a (hands-on!) display of woods of the world 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z He was an academic, and his apartment was filled with genteel clutter—calligraphy scrolls on the wall, rosewood furniture, a grand piano, and sheet music covering every surface. Hong Kong’s Protest Movement and the Fight for the City’s Soul 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Rainier Pocket Knife: This rosewood pocket knife, laser-etched in Portland, features Mt. Gifts for him: 20 top Christmas gifts for men 2019 | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z It is rare for inspectors to intercept illegally transported Brazilian rosewood products in Anchorage, Alaska’s air cargo hub. Costly guitars bound for Hong Kong land at Alaska schools 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Three months previously, Africa Eye published an investigation into the million-dollar trade in trafficked rosewood. Shipping firm halts timber exports over smuggling 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The legs of the stunning dining table are African mahogany, with midcentury chairs in rosewood. This forested home in Lake Forest Park is a (hands-on!) display of woods of the world 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z During his first stint in power, Rajoelina’s cash-strapped administration presided over a big spike in deforestation to supply rosewood and ebony to China despite a national ban on such exports, conservation groups say. Deforestation must be seen as global threat: pope in Madagascar 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z It adopted measures about elephants, otters, turtles, saiga antelope and rosewood among other species as its 11-day conference neared its end Wednesday. Sharks to saiga, nations up support for endangered wildlife 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Believe it or not, some instruments taken into Europe by British musicians contain small amounts of "endangered species" like ivory and rosewood. No Deal poses 'big unanswered questions' for music 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z The Gambia is consistently among the five largest global exporters of rosewood, despite declaring its own stocks close to extinction almost a decade ago. Shipping firm halts timber exports over smuggling 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Ghana and other West African countries are the victims of China's insatiable and unchecked demand for rosewood, the EIA said. Ghana 'exports rosewood timber illegally to China' 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z At the end of Rajoelina’s first term, a large unexplained stash of rosewood was found at the presidential palace, according to a draft European Parliament resolution in 2017. Deforestation must be seen as global threat: pope in Madagascar 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z The list also includes assessments of most of the dry forest trees in Madagascar and updated assessments for 23 rosewood and palissander tree species, both of which are exploited for their precious wood. Extinction threat to overlooked species 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Pollution, dams and over-abstraction of freshwater are responsible for serious declines in river wildlife from Mexico to Japan, while illegal logging is ravaging Madagascar’s rosewoods, and disease is decimating the American elm. IUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z In Senegal it is illegal to fell or export a rosewood tree and yet we saw evidence of this happening in broad daylight. Shipping firm halts timber exports over smuggling 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z It called for the trade in rosewood to be suspended across the West African region and for China to comply with international agreements on endangered species. Ghana 'exports rosewood timber illegally to China' 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The tool’s Honduras rosewood handle was also discovered, offering a glimpse into the ancient Maya culture. 'First of its kind' ancient Maya tool discovered in lagoon 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Only two works of art were lost - a rosewood sideboard and a very large painting by Sir William Beechey that couldn’t be taken down in time, according to the Royal Collection Trust. Notre-Dame will reign magnificent again, say Windsor Castle restorers 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z To prove the origin of the rosewood, Sri Lankan authorities sent samples to a laboratory in Oregon that was testing a new weapon in the fight against illegal logging — a US$200,000 mass spectrometer. Tree sleuths are using DNA tests and machine vision to crack timber crimes 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z In 2017 the West African rosewood tree was given international protection. Shipping firm halts timber exports over smuggling 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z In May, Gabon fired its vice-president and minister of forestry after 300 containers of kevazingo, also known as African rosewood, went missing. Ghana 'exports rosewood timber illegally to China' 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Shan motioned for me to sit down across from her at the large rosewood table that fills most of her space. Finding a haven at Tea Habitat, Alhambra's secret shop for tea geeks 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Let’s start with the weighty board, a 19-inch square adorned with a rosewood finish. Holiday Gift Guide 2018 - Best in learning and edutainment 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z However, a tip-off from international police organization Interpol alerted Sri Lankan officials to the fact that the 3,669 rosewood logs were from Madagascar, which had banned such exports in 2010. Tree sleuths are using DNA tests and machine vision to crack timber crimes 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z It permits a carefully regulated trade in rosewood so long as it is legal and sustainable. Shipping firm halts timber exports over smuggling 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z The 1960s rosewood Z chairs, designed by Dane Kai Kristiansen, reflect the angled lines in the parquet floors, and the ikat upholstery, with its jagged pattern, keeps up the beat like an electrocardiogram. How to Hide A Kitchen 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z Guests found their seats — handsome rosewood armchairs for some, cushioned benches for others — in the dimly lit room, which was filled with partitions made of rich woods, leaded glass or gleaming steel. London Fashion Week: Riccardo Tisci brings a fresh look to Burberry with his debut collection 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The warehouse also holds endangered plant species, including varieties of rosewood. Rhinos, pythons and zebras turned into potions, boots and lamps. This warehouse holds the grisly goods of an illegal trade 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z In 2016, it added to the list all the rosewoods belonging to the genus Dalbergia. Tree sleuths are using DNA tests and machine vision to crack timber crimes 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z These trees are being poached at breathtaking rates: authorities in Thailand alone seize more than one haul of rosewood a day on average, according to research published online in March in Environmental Conservation. Tracing Thailand's Illegal Rosewood Trade 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Instrument makers such as Martin argue that they use a fraction as much rosewood as Chinese furniture makers - about 50 cubic meters each a year compared with nearly 2 million cubic meters. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He uses traditional guitar “tone woods” like rosewood and mahogany but also likes using others such as oak, poplar, maple or walnut. Craftsman combines engineering skill with passion for music 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z Gibson is also facing tighter credit terms from its suppliers and growing pressure from new import regulations on rosewood, a crucial material for Gibson's high-end instruments, according to S&P. Beloved guitar maker Gibson faces crushing debt that's due this summer 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The aroma of agarwood incense and the telltale colours of rosewood are the result of the timbers’ chemical make-up, which varies with genetics and environment. Tree sleuths are using DNA tests and machine vision to crack timber crimes 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z “More than a dozen species of rosewood run a high risk of becoming extinct in our lifetime.” Tracing Thailand's Illegal Rosewood Trade 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But the 2016 trade rules covered up to 300 species of the rosewood family known as Dalbergia. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He created from oak and rosewood a music stand that had the bearing of a praying mantis and “angel chairs” that appeared to have wings. Wendell Castle, whose art was furniture and furniture was art, dies at 85 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Wood chips fly, sending the scent of cut rosewood into the air. Beloved guitar maker Gibson faces crushing debt that's due this summer 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Forests were denuded to produce teak and rosewood prized in China and other countries. A farmers activist is beaten to death, and the video goes viral. How tensions over land are tearing at Myanmar 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The illicit practice affects not only centuries-old rosewood trees but also swaths of rain forest that poachers clear to access them. Tracing Thailand's Illegal Rosewood Trade 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Since new trade rules took effect in 2017, guitar makers have complained about long delays in getting permits to import rosewood and export finished instruments that contain it. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z A permanent section dedicated to the Empress of the Blues features her rosewood grand piano and a 1927 telegram inquiring about her availability for a gig in Georgia. You’re going where? Chattanooga 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z They use cedar, spruce, cypress and various kinds of rosewood, depending on the type of guitar. Couple builds custom flamenco, classic guitars together 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z That includes East Indian rosewood, persimmon, cypress, walnut, hickory, cocobolo, olive wood and bocote. This pilot discovers a talent as an ‘aspiring tamer of wood’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z The findings suggest that most of Thailand's rosewood likely is destined for China. Tracing Thailand's Illegal Rosewood Trade 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The United Nations describes the rosewood trade as the world’s costliest wildlife crime, with seizures totaling more than almost all other species combined. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Both the kitchen and master bathroom cabinets feature rosewood veneer that Hoiles found in a warehouse in National City. It's hard to believe this gorgeous home was once a drug den for squatters 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z Hong Kong, at the mouth of China's Pearl River Delta, is one of the world’s top global transit hubs for endangered species and their products, like ivory, shark fin, pangolin and rosewood. Hong Kong role in wildlife smuggling in spotlight as African rangers beg for ivory ban 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Now I am a Siamese rosewood on fire. Mai Der Vang’s and Airea D. Matthews’s Striking Débuts 2017-05-08T04:00:00Z But even if such data were available, Siriwat notes that the magnitude of the illicit rosewood trade now vastly overwhelms the resources allocated to stopping it. Tracing Thailand's Illegal Rosewood Trade 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The cost and hassle of the new regulations have caused some guitar makers to shift away from rosewood. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Over a two year period, the illegal rosewood trade in Madagascar has cost locals up to $200m in lost income. Wildlife crime 'threatens nearly half the world's heritage sites' - BBC News 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z Terns with yellow beaks fluttered amid the rosewood and cedar trees, and swallows zigzagged above the lagoon, shimmering white specks on the blanket of green. The Lost City of Z 2005-09-12T04:00:00Z The statement noted the tigers’ “remarkable resilience given wildlife poaching and illegal rosewood logging” in the eastern jungle. Nearly extinct tigers found breeding in Thai jungle 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z But ironically, rosewood hasn't been receiving adequate support at all.” Tracing Thailand's Illegal Rosewood Trade 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But the companies have no plans to abandon rosewood altogether. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z He bought an estate with a harbor view on Long Island and a 203-foot yacht, which includes flourishes such as a four-deck-high tree carved from Peruvian mahogany and a rosewood self-playing Steinway baby grand piano. How the Mercer family’s partnership with Stephen Bannon shaped the populist climate 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The country's weak opposition to the illegal export of rosewood may cause it to face new sanctions under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Endangered species: Illegal lemur trade grows in Madagascar : Nature : Nature Research 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Madagascar, despite a 2006 logging ban, exports 98 percent of its rosewood to China, according to TRAFFIC. Hong Kong faces new rules on illegal timber flooding China 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z A recent global wildlife summit also introduced new protection for pangolins, the world’s most trafficked mammals, and rosewoods, the most trafficked wild product of all. World on track to lose two-thirds of wild animals by 2020, major report warns 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z Agency officials previously placed trade limits on only a few rosewood species, such as Brazilian rosewood, which is especially precious. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z You pressed a carved rosette in the rosewood paneling in the dining room and a door popped open that led to a stairway up to a closet in the master bedroom. New York’s Secret Doors and Hidden Rooms 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Adopted protections: Trade restrictions were agreed on various species of trees used for timber, including those in the genus Dalbergia, which are commercially traded as rosewood. Pangolins and parrots among winners at largest-ever meeting on wildlife trade 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z "China is the main destination of Madagascar rosewood." Hong Kong faces new rules on illegal timber flooding China 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Traffickers are now targeting more than 80 other countries across the tropics where rosewoods grow, particularly in west Africa but also central America. Wildlife summit cracks down on illegal rosewood trade 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Fearful that Africa and Asia were losing rosewood forests, governments adopted the rules to stem the flow of smuggled rosewood to China’s luxury furniture manufacturers. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Soaring demand for expensive classical furniture made of rosewood is driving deforestation. The grey parrot and the race against Africa’s wildlife extinction 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Like current Chinese interest in rosewood or some teas as investments, those are fads, he said. Rhinos are having their horns hacked off for somebody’s art collection 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z "We will endeavor as always to maintain our enforcement efforts and momentum to combat illegal trade in endangered species including rosewood," a department spokesman said in an emailed statement. Hong Kong faces new rules on illegal timber flooding China 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z This is equivalent to millions of rosewood trees as only the dark, dense heartwood is used: 70-80% of the tree is often wasted. Wildlife summit cracks down on illegal rosewood trade 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z But he acknowledged that trade restrictions and increased environmental awareness in China had increased rosewood prices and would force furniture companies to become more innovative. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Meanwhile rosewood can sell for many thousands of pounds a cubic metre. The grey parrot and the race against Africa’s wildlife extinction 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The L-shaped sofa seats six without the visual static of 24 supporting legs, and the rosewood English Regency table, also a work surface, supports itself on a simple pedestal. Small Wonder: A Tiny Apartment That Looks Palatial 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z The country’s teak, rosewood and other rare hardwoods continue to be cut down, despite a government ban, The AP finds. 10 Things to Know for Today 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Mountains of recently cut illegal timber worth millions lie in villages across the region; most of the timber the AP team saw was rosewood. Myanmar forest-cutting continues despite government efforts 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Taylor has rolled out several models without rosewood for overseas customers. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z But whether Cites really saves the African grey parrott, the pagolin and the rosewood tree from vanishing is far from certain. The grey parrot and the race against Africa’s wildlife extinction 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z From 2011 to 2015, the two countries collectively imported about six times more Myanmar teak and rosewood than the rest of the world combined. Myanmar forest-cutting continues despite government efforts 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z However, Chinese rosewood import volumes from Gambia were second only to Nigeria in all of West Africa, according to Chinese customs data gathered by El Ali. Ex-environment minister warns of illegal logging in Senegal 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Gambian exports of rosewood to China totaled $238.5 million between 2010-2015, the second highest in West Africa after Nigeria, he said. Timber smugglers could make Senegal's last forests disappear soon 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z But guitar builders and players know there is “something very special” about rosewood’s depth and richness of sound. Guitar makers hit hard by new regulations on prized rosewood 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z In the living room and open kitchen area, the designers added a narrow couch from Empiric along with a vintage rosewood credenza from the Hunt in Highland Park. He created the ultimate bachelor pad in this Hollywood rental 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Tucked among the watermelons and maize in lorries trundling into China are jade, illegally felled rosewood and heroin. High mountains, distant emperors 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z However, voracious Chinese demand also means that Siamese rosewood is on the brink of extinction. China's Demand for Rosewood Turns Thai Forests Into Warzones 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z At first Vuthy denied that any of it was rosewood, calling it “ordinary wood.” A Life-or-Death Hunt for Tree Thieves 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Pam led me into a display room filled with brush-and-ink landscape paintings, porcelain horse statues, and intricately carved rosewood tea tables. China’s Rich Kids Head West 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Illegal logging is irresistible because of the high prices luxury timbers like rosewood and mahogany fetch on the international market. Illegal Logging Has Become More Violent Than Ever 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Fine guitars were made from Brazilian rosewood or Honduras mahogany, now protected species. When traveling with musical instruments gets complicated 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Richly hued, cherry-brown rosewood is one of the world’s most valuable timbers. China's Demand for Rosewood Turns Thai Forests Into Warzones 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z But when pressed, he conceded that some was rosewood, handing over documents with Cambodian forestry department stamps confirming its legal provenance. A Life-or-Death Hunt for Tree Thieves 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In September last year, 23 Cambodian would-be loggers fled their traffickers upon discovery that Siamese rosewood was their target, and handed themselves over to the Thai police, according to the Cambodia Daily. Thailand's forest rangers step up training in violent 'blood wood' war 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z An agate and gold bracelet from 1975 was converted into gold and rosewood. An Unlikely Union: Tiffany and Dover Street Market 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z And in the formal dining room there is an intricately-carved antique rosewood dinning set believed to have been sent to the St. Louis World’s Fair of 1904 by the Empress Dowager. The History Behind the Largest Privately Owned Estate in Washington, D.C. 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In her bin were iron jewelry holders and rosewood containers and dozens of rings, each made in faraway places with exotic materials: tagua nut, cow bone, goat horn. ‘Fire! You’ve got to get out!’ In historic Harpers Ferry, a blaze destroys more than just buildings 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z The museum is supposed to open this year, but Try Pheap’s staff says it may be delayed by a shortage of large rosewood trunks. A Life-or-Death Hunt for Tree Thieves 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z They are training with Hasadin, a team of elite rangers formed in June 2015, whose mission is to stop the Siamese rosewood tree from being driven to extinction by poachers. Thailand's forest rangers step up training in violent 'blood wood' war 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Traditionally, mahogany and rosewood are used for the sides and back, while spruce or cedar is used for the soundboard on top and ebony for the fretboards and bridges. Retired Elkins surgeon handcrafts custom guitars, ukuleles 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z But curiously, for a hotel whose name translates as “the bedrooms,” the sleeping quarters are functional and handsome, with beautiful rosewood furnishings and stitched-leather wall panels, but lack the design bravado on display downstairs. The Height Of Chic In Mexico City: Las Alcobas 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z “Brazilian rosewood, mostly in stringed instruments, though not exclusively,” she said. Musicians worry about instruments on trip back from Cuba 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Workers in China's Fujian Province craft furniture made from rosewood, long favored for its darkly rich hues, density, and fine grain. A Life-or-Death Hunt for Tree Thieves 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Siamese rosewood is a hardwood species confined to the remaining forested areas of just four countries in the Mekong region – Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. Thailand's forest rangers step up training in violent 'blood wood' war 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z “The most expensive guitar I’ve made was a Brazilian rosewood. The wood and pearl cost me over $2,000 and I priced it at $4,500.” Retired Elkins surgeon handcrafts custom guitars, ukuleles 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z The centerpiece is the sinuous rosewood spiral staircase that gracefully winds its way up from the lobby. The Height Of Chic In Mexico City: Las Alcobas 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z The store offers carved rosewood pieces, decorative door hangings, crocheted Nepalese bracelets, hand block-printed shawls and purses. Cheyenne couple opens global boutique downtown 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z By some estimates, more than a third of its forests disappeared during the past four decades, despite a moratorium on logging and a 2013 ban on the harvesting, sale, and export of Siamese rosewood. A Life-or-Death Hunt for Tree Thieves 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z In the war against rosewood poaching, rangers train in self defence, patrol, conducting raids, making arrests, weapons and explosives identification. Thailand's forest rangers step up training in violent 'blood wood' war 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z They chose a lacewood body, a sitka spruce top and a rosewood fretboard, he said. Retired Elkins surgeon handcrafts custom guitars, ukuleles 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Key economic sectors such as the textile industry and tourism suffered badly while the illegal trafficking of resources, like rosewood timber, exploded as unscrupulous local and foreign traders took advantage of the political instability. Potholes, blackouts confront Madagascar's president 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z The soaring rosewood ceiling in the screen porch is anchored by the hefty fireplace. House of the Week | Robert Gurney-designed Spring Valley house for $4.99M 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The duo uses Indian rosewood on the fretboard and Novara said that is only piece that is not reclaimed wood because it is not native to this area. Detective makes guitars from Detroit wood 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The elegant scent combines notes of sparkling citrus with soft florals, rosewood and warm amber. Drom Launches Reproduction Of 150-Year-Old Sunken Perfume 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z The car is a foot longer than the Bentley Continental, trimmed out in Brazilian rosewood, and sports a front seat that slides forward 10 inches when the door is opened. Cadillac Green-Lights Its Swankiest Car Yet 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z In April the sale of rosewood or cocobolo was suspended in Panama after it was found that much of it was flowing from illegal sources, and largely from the Darien. The gap in the world's longest road 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The rosewood was being shipped from Madagascar to Hong Kong when it was seized at Kenya's Mombasa port, the officials added. Kenya confiscates illegal rosewood 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Kenyan customs officials seized dozens of shipping containers holding hundreds of tonnes of illegally logged rosewood from Madagascar, they said on Wednesday, the largest bust of its kind and worth as much as $13 million. Kenya seizes Hong Kong-bound rosewood from Madagascar's threatened forests 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Michael Moller, the current Director General of the UN in Geneva, has his office in the Dutch room, dating from 1935, panelled in rosewood. Geneva's key role in international talks 2014-01-21T00:40:54Z Later this year, you’ll even be able to order a back panel made of real wood — in bamboo, teak, ebony or rosewood. State of the Art: The Moto X From Google, iPhone’s Latest Challenger 2013-08-06T22:28:47Z Wutty suspected that the area was being used to launder precious rosewood — loggers would bring felled trees from nearby protected forests which would then be fraudulently registered as originating from within the concession’s land. In Cambodia, China Fuels Deadly Illegal Logging Trade 2013-05-14T05:05:24Z Conservationists see the move into timber as equally significant, with a number of types of tropical hardwoods, including ebonies and rosewoods, added to appendix II. Wildlife Trade Meeting Endorses DNA Testing of Seized Ivory 2013-03-14T22:15:00.213Z "The first POS devices were wooden boxes, made by carpenters out of rosewood," he says. Much more than a fancy calculator 2012-12-14T00:00:24Z Hardwood trees such as ebony, rosewood and pallisander are particularly prized. Lemurs sliding towards extinction 2012-07-13T10:23:32Z Police need to consult with a vet when seizing products from the Brazilian rosewood tree. UK laws 'spurring species trade' 2012-07-12T08:49:10Z Never again, O Father, will you tire the rosewood! Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Gilding, rosewood and mahogany panels, plush, stained glass—oh, the wicked luxury of it all! Punch, or the London Charivari, October 28th 1893 2012-04-05T02:00:37.137Z In a favourable position, under the window, was a spacious rosewood writing desk, and all the chairs and other furniture were of rosewood and well stuffed. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z They wore rings and necklaces and bracelets and brooches of rose-gold set with pink gems, and all four of the new arrivals, both men and women, carried sharp-pointed sticks, made of rosewood, for weapons. Sky Island Being the Further Exciting Adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after Their Visit to the Sea Fairies 2012-03-17T02:01:04.773Z Made of rosewood, with a hinged top, green felt underlining, brass lock, size 3 in. by 3 in. by 11 in. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z You will remember the doll's house furniture, rosewood, duly mitred and dovetailed, fine cabinet-makers' work, little beautiful models of beautiful things. Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities 2012-02-26T03:00:14.933Z An elegant chandelier 143 hung over a central rosewood table; on this table lay abundance of music, evidently sorted with some care. Charles Auchester, Volume 1 of 2 2012-02-23T03:00:42.347Z A recessed cupboard was full of beautiful old china; but there was nothing else of much value in the room, which was furnished with a Victorian drawing-room suite and a round rosewood table. The Eldest Son 2012-01-24T03:00:28.780Z The banker rose, went to a heavy rosewood desk at one side of the room, drew open one of its drawers, and removed a steel despatch box. The Blue Lights A Detective Story 2012-01-17T03:00:19.713Z Upon a table of mottled rosewood lies a copy of the Spanish Ballads in the embossed and fretted binding of the days when such books were given as presents and intended for exhibition. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z Chief products, rice, gums, teak, sandalwood, rosewood, spices and fruits. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Unlocking a drawer, he took out a small rosewood box, finely inlaid. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z The imports consist of wines, flour, clothes, &c.; the chief are gold, phosphates, timber, cocoa and rosewood essence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It was a little rosewood desk which his mother had given him to keep his papers in, and envelopes, and his own particular pens, and his stamps, and his money, and his treasures. A Hero of Romance 2011-11-30T03:00:11.457Z There was a profusion of lace and gilding and costly brocades, as well as of elaborately carved rosewood furniture, and superb ornaments of Sevres and Dresden china. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Principal woods grown and exported are mahogany, rosewood, Cuban ebony, and cedar. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z He sat with a flushed, excited face at a rosewood table, upon which the cigar ends, bottles, and glasses scarcely left room for the cards he was eagerly scanning. Harding of Allenwood 2011-12-21T03:00:21.617Z In August they seized more than 100,000 fingerboards allegedly made from imported Indian rosewood, along with electronic files. Gibson Guitar ignites debate over environmental protections 2011-11-14T03:03:00Z The single indication of the life of today having touched the place is the studied arrangement of an old rosewood square grand piano. More Portmanteau Plays 2011-11-11T03:00:27.887Z "Let me carry it in for you," said Val, preceding her grandmother with the little rosewood box. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z The products are mahogany, fruit, cotton, cattle, coffee, tobacco, indigo, India rubber and rosewood. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z There was an old-fashioned rosewood cabinet in inlaid work, with a number of small pigeon-holes and receptacles in it. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:19.713Z It is warmly lighted, with walls painted a burnt orange and corners crammed with rosewood cabinets and hutches, Danish wishbone-base tables, candelabra, sculptures, typewriters and chandeliers. | Bedford-Stuyvesant: casaBAN in Bedford-Stuyvesant Offers Sleek Antiques 2011-10-14T14:33:18Z The doors of these two portals are of superbly grained rosewood. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z He saw with pitying amusement how her fingers shook upon the ancient rosewood. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Produces most of the tropical staples; the rosewood, mahogany and ebony of the island are well known. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Federal agents raided Gibson factories in Nashville and Memphis in August, seizing more than 10,000 fingerboards from imported Indian rosewood. Gibson CEO says he backs conservation, defends company amid US probe of its tropical hardwoods 2011-10-08T23:07:22Z A damaged rosewood tree in Maroansetra, Madagascar, a hotbed of illegal logging. Dot Earth Blog: Drop that Guitar and Put Up Your Hands... 2011-10-08T13:16:11Z It is kept under lock and key, enclosed in three rosewood panels of well-selected grain. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Improved cooking-stoves, rosewood pianos, gas and hot water, esthetic furniture and complete sets of the British Essayists. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Ebony, rosewood, mahogany, cinchona, and other valuable trees abound. Alden's Handy Atlas of the World 2012-01-02T03:00:16.440Z Many contain ebony and rosewood like that seized in raids on Gibson's Tennessee facilities last month and in 2009. Gibson Guitars wood imports case raises concerns 2011-09-30T22:23:48Z Hidden away in a little rosewood box, which Jessie had given her, was a blurred and blotted letter, which she had written at intervals, as her failing strength would permit. Jessie Graham 2011-09-21T02:00:30.653Z Ebony and rosewood, important for higher quality guitars, is increasingly rare and not grown in the United States but is available from parts of Africa and South America. Trade law hits raw note for guitar maker Gibson 2011-09-19T18:49:10Z “Did you see one of them leave a rosewood box at the clerk’s desk?” The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z The bodies were encased in two rosewood coffins mounted with silver, which were placed in the centre of the room. Burning of the Brooklyn Theatre A thrilling personal experience! Brooklyn's horror. Wholesale holocaust at the Brooklyn, New York, Theatre, on the night of December 5th, 1876 2011-09-13T02:00:36.647Z As Barry Bearak, then the Johannesburg bureau chief for The Times, wrote last year, the highly profitable Madagascan rosewood is prized for its unusual reddish hue and hardness. Green Blog: Plight of the Lemur: A Movie 2011-09-07T12:18:23Z Then he rose and slowly crossed the room to a table on which stood a box-shaped rosewood writing-desk curiously inlaid with pearl—the most treasured possession of his mother long since dead. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z The value of illegally logged rare woods is illustrated by rosewood beds sold for up to $1 million apiece, said Andrea Johnson of the Environmental Investigation Agency, a group that tracks the logging issue. Trade law hits raw note for guitar maker Gibson 2011-09-19T18:49:10Z Where Billie had torn the paper, the polished rosewood surface of the box, with its silver mounting, was plainly visible. The Motor Maids' School Days 2011-09-17T02:00:33.303Z FWS claims the ebony sent from India was mislabelled, and that Indian law forbids the export of unfinished ebony and rosewood. Guitars and the law: Guns N? Rosewood 2011-09-01T08:47:45Z Ebony, like rosewood, is considered a precious hardwood, and trade in the wood from protected areas like national parks is banned under a 2008 amendment to the Lacey Act. Green Blog: Plight of the Lemur: A Movie 2011-09-07T12:18:23Z The tall rosewood floor clock had chimed six, then again the musical stroke of half hour, before Marjorie found graceful opportunity to take her leave. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The mother looked at him in surprise; and then she saw that something unusual had occurred during her absence, for a spacious table of polished rosewood occupied the centre of the room. The Cricket's Friends Tales Told by the Cricket, Teapot, and Saucepan 2011-08-23T02:00:33.033Z Mahogany, satinwood and other rich timbers were characteristic of the style of the end of the 18th century; rosewood was most commonly employed for the choicer work of the beginning of the 19th. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z Mrs. Falk had finished with the window and was now arranging the rosewood table, inlaid with mother-of-pearl, on which the proofs of the monthly report were to be laid. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z A growing appetite for the wood in China, where it is used for furniture and musical instruments, led to a 25-fold increase in illegal rosewood logging in Madagascar last year. Green Blog: Plight of the Lemur: A Movie 2011-09-07T12:18:23Z One of them is a long, heavy Constable’s baton, apparently of rosewood, with the Royal Arms painted at the thicker end. Three Accounts of Peterloo By Eyewitnesses Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith with Bishop Stanley's Evidence at the Trial 2011-08-09T02:00:27.670Z The rosewood bar, behind which Boss Tolley and his three barmen sweated at the height of the revelry, had cost a fortune to freight over the trail to Canyon Pass. The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z Cedar and ebony were much used by these great Eastern peoples, and it is probable that they were familiar with rosewood, walnut and teak. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 2011-08-15T02:00:28.473Z It was eight or ten miles long and four wide, and was covered with forests of fine mahogany and rosewood trees. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z The agency suspects that the company was using illegally imported wood, including ebony and rosewood, from India, a claim that the company denies. Green Blog: Plight of the Lemur: A Movie 2011-09-07T12:18:23Z T. M. Brunel, in 1805-1808, devised a set of circular saws run by a steam engine, which cut sheets of rosewood and mahogany, one-fourteenth of an inch thick, with great speed and accuracy. Inventions in the Century 2011-07-20T02:00:14.643Z There was not a man standing in front of the bar, and Boss Tolley’s assistants behind the “rosewood” had “stepped out.” The Heart of Canyon Pass 2011-08-04T02:00:24.083Z He wore an old black felt hat with a broad slouching brim and a long Spanish cape reaching below his knees; his staff was a rosewood cane with a silver knob. Molly Brown's Junior Days 2011-07-14T02:00:11.180Z It was Ellen's! the pretty rosewood desk which had been her gift, that memorable New Year's Eve, and was now the repository of her dread secret. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z Removal of the rosewood trees is harmful enough, but once felled, logs are dragged for miles over the forest floor, wreaking more havoc on the fragile environment. Green Blog: Plight of the Lemur: A Movie 2011-09-07T12:18:23Z The furniture was of rosewood upholstered in pale blue damask. Playing With Fire 2011-06-29T02:00:30.590Z The scale is usually on silvered brass, mounted on a mahogany or rosewood frame, protected in front by plate glass. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z For this purpose the best varieties of wood known are used, such as mahogany and rosewood, which, however, in America are obtainable at cheap rates. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z Hurrah! then, there it is; and what a beauty—rosewood and mother-of-pearl—just fitted for an elegant young lady. Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters 2011-07-10T02:00:16.790Z When they were all safe on board the vessel, Beltrezzor took Martha into the cabin, and opening a closet, he showed her several boxes of rosewood bound with brass bands. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z The light came in dimly through the heavy blue brocaded curtains at the windows and was reflected in the mahogany secretaries 209 and tables and the graceful rosewood lounge at one end. The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine 2011-06-05T02:00:14.760Z The motion of the pointer alone is visible; and a mahogany, or rosewood, frame, supports, covers, and renders the instrument ornamental and portable. A Treatise on Meteorological Instruments Explanatory of Their Scientific Principles, Method of Construction, and Practical Utility 2011-06-19T02:00:15.717Z The woods chiefly used in the construction of cabinet work and furniture are oak, walnut, mahogany, rosewood, satin-wood, cedar, plane, sycamore. Arts and Crafts Essays by Members of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society 2011-05-30T02:00:17.247Z The grate was heaped full of coals in a state of vivid glow, the red warm reflections came from, crimson carpet and polished rosewood and gilding of curtain ornaments. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z He had shown him the immense treasures in his rosewood boxes—the accumulation of a long life and successful trade in the far Eastern countries which abound in diamonds and precious stones. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z "Go by mad life and old pursuits, The wine cup and the golden fruits, The gilded mirrors, rosewood flutes, I would praise God forevermore With harps of gold and silver lutes." Songs and Satires 2011-05-20T02:00:37.050Z A family’s support does not necessarily involve sumptuous fare, purple and fine linen, damask and rosewood. A New Atmosphere 2011-05-20T02:00:35.903Z A book?" he persisted; "no! well then a rosewood workbox—a desk? Daisy Burns (Volume 1) 2011-05-20T02:00:34.097Z Above the mantelpiece on which stood six delicately charming Dresden china figures was a looking-glass of curious octagonal shape, framed in rosewood. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z Meyrick jotted down his hints and ideas in the dingy "first floor front" of the Bloomsbury lodging-house, sitting at the rosewood "Davenport" which, to the landlady, seemed the last word in beautiful furniture. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z The Princess sat in a tiny rosewood chair beside her mother, and the little girl's breakfast was spread on a low table before her. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z Louise moved across the room to the drawers and took from the top a small rosewood box, which she placed upon the table. The Haute Noblesse A Novel 2011-03-10T03:00:50.577Z George took Isabel through the little rooms, and showed her an old-fashioned work-table, with a rosewood box at the top, and a well of fluted silk, that had once been rose-coloured, underneath. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z The inland valleys and slopes are very fertile and heavily forested, and much of the Brazilian export of rosewood and other cabinet woods is drawn from this state. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z In these tropical forests, ebony, certain kinds of rosewood, and the timber called African teak, are produced. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z In the exact centre of the room was a round rosewood table standing on one leg, and consequently shaky. Far Off Things 2011-02-04T03:00:19.967Z A declaration which lost considerable of its force when she continued to describe the glorious past of her rosewood monster, until she was silenced momentarily by a cup of strong tea. A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z By the magnificence of the frame, and the rosewood easel on which it rested, there was no doubt it was the chief gem of the collection. Abb? Aubain and Mosaics 2011-01-21T03:00:12.617Z Early nineteenth-century chairs manufactured in America are of this type, some of them of rosewood, some of mahogany, and some painted, while many are of mahogany veneer. Colonial Homes and Their Furnishings 2011-01-11T03:00:35.147Z It was decorated in dark red, with bookcases of rosewood, and many busts of celebrated men. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z There was a library with well-filled shelves, and in the drawing-room a costly rosewood piano,—all of which in an hour were licked up by the flames. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Over the draped chimney-piece a rosewood overmantel obtruded with carved cubicles, enclosing each a simpering statuette. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z They were certain of it as they viewed rosewood and mahogany chairs, imported mirrors, porcelain ornaments, massive four-poster beds, sofas with damaged coverings, and handsome chests and bureaus. The Wishing Well 2010-12-20T17:12:27.090Z “Going at three ten; going at three ten; going at three ten—” “Tap” went the hammer, and a Mr Cohen became the owner of a rosewood loo table. Original Penny Readings A Series of Short Sketches 2010-12-20T17:11:48.837Z It makes the case that Malagasy rosewood deserves the protection of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. IPad's Arrival in Tokyo Causes Japanese to Reflect 2010-05-27T23:55:00Z But it is not only the Chinese who covet the rich look of rosewood. A Plea for Plundered Rosewood 2010-05-27T18:07:00Z Saving the rosewood trees is now an international cause. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z As they pass, we get a glimpse of tree trunks stacked inside, and realize we are watching part of the illegal exploitation of rosewood that is now occurring in Northeastern Madagascar. Going to the Mountain 2010-05-05T15:18:00Z She was in an ecstasy as she stood before the oak screen and let the ivory and rosewood beads slip through her little fingers. The Princess Galva A Romance By her side was a flaçon of red liquor, which was spilled on the rosewood stand. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Only think, Louise, what a beauty it must have been,—made like a large rosewood box, with these words written in letters of gold, on medallion of blue china, 'Industry and Prudence—Love and Happiness.' The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 6 of 6 Two men can chop down even a thick, sturdy rosewood tree in an hour. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z It was one of those ancient pieces of rosewood furniture, almost triangular in shape, closed by a front panel, which let down, and, supported by two long brass hinges, served for a writing-table. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 The frames of the looking-glasses and the cornices of the curtains were also of rosewood, ornamented with similar raised work of silver gilt. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 The mountain slopes are still masses of dense forest, though their lower elevations and neighbouring valleys have been cleared for cultivation and by dealers in rosewood and other valuable woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Still others are lignum vitae, ebony, rosewood, mahogany, cedar, lancewood and many other species. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future But the penalties were much less than the value of the rosewood, and once the assessments were paid, the logs were authorized for export. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z There was a big rosewood sofa against a wall, also a rocking-chair, a center-table, a wide walnut bedstead, and an ample alcove containing running water, and a basin and towels. The Cottage of Delight A Novel Mahogany, rosewood, satinwood and even choicer exotic timbers were used; they were often inlaid with marqueterie and mounted with chased and gilded bronze. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" First the Governor, the Father: He suggested velvet curtains Looped about a massy pillar; And the corner of a table, Of a rosewood dining-table. Rhyme? And Reason? She was in a tiny back room, so overcrowded by the sofa and easy-chair that she could almost touch a small rosewood bureau opposite. A Bed of Roses “The rosewood is piled up near the rivers; no one is trying to hide anything,” said Guy Suzon Ramangason, the director general of the organization that manages many of the parks. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z It was most commonly of mahogany or rosewood, many-sided or even octagonal, and occasionally oval, bound with broad bands of brass and lined with zinc partitions to hold the ice for cooling wine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" German artisans are also very successful in the preparation of imitation of veneers of rosewood, mahogany, walnut and other ornamental woods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" The Arab men, wrapped in their burnoose, look on mechanically, turning their rosewood beads in their hands. My Trip Around the World August, 1895-May, 1896 The Gothic rosewood clock told her it was a little after three. A Bed of Roses Malagasy rosewood — reddish and superbly grained — is among the world’s most sought-after timber, especially since Asian sources of similar trees have been depleted. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z Mahogany and rosewood sideboards glistened with cut glass decanters, tumblers and fine chinaware, while the sable attendant served dainty refreshments and thirst-assuaging liquids to those who asked for them. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter He will see rosewood and later Empire furniture, too, as other generations added to their heritage. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia There was a rosewood piano, whose ivory keys were the color of coffee, whose fretwork displayed a pleated silk that once was crimson as wine. Carnival Around the table were placed two three-legged stools of the roughest manufacture, and one piano chair of the most finished workmanship, of carved rosewood and cut velvet. Tried for Her Life A Sequel to "Cruel As the Grave" Francel, like others who carry axes into the mountains, finds it curious that rosewood is so valued. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z For instance, nothing less would satisfy him, when he exhibited at the Philadelphia Centennial, than a quarter-sized reaper, made daintily of rosewood and gold. The Romance of the Reaper The houseboy led them up a steep flight of stairs into a huge living room, sparsely furnished after the tropical fashion, but with exquisite and expensive Chinese furniture of rosewood and teak. The Golden Skull A strip of something dark, like rosewood, presented itself. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 He puffed at a long-stemmed rosewood pipe, pausing now and then to sip the coffee handed him by an attentive slave, and testifying his approval of the same by stroking his beard. Tales of the Caravan, Inn, and Palace But so much rosewood has been cut down that logging it gets harder by the month, villagers said. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z His great rosewood flat-topped desk, covered with a thick, plate glass through which the polished wood shone brightly, was decorated with flowers. The "Genius" A few good pieces he kept, but most of the furniture, which had been brought into the house when it was rebuilt after the fire, disappeared, to make way for heavy mahogany and rosewood. The Squire's Daughter Being the First Book in the Chronicles of the Clintons After the flag came two of the younger men, carrying a rosewood box mounted with gold and carefully wrapped in a scarlet cloth. The Little Book of the Flag He handed Johnny a beautifully balanced small Colt’s revolver, engraved, silver-plated, with polished rosewood handles. Gold For rosewood excursions, the teams of men carry rice and cooking utensils. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z He was seated at a little rosewood desk lighted by a lamp with green silk shade. The "Genius" Dere was 'hogany furniture and rosewood bedsteads, and big, black walnut dressers with big mirrors and little ones down de side. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 Take out three, yes, four, close the case, lock the drawer, close the boudoir door, and bring down the handkerchiefs upon my rosewood tray. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes "Here're the books," said George, leading me to the door of a long room, filled with rosewood bookcases and family portraits of departed Bolingbrokes. The Romance of a Plain Man He allowed that cutting down rosewood was against the law but said it was better for a poor man to take a tree from the woods than steal money from someone’s home. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z He had the apartment redecorated in white and delft-blue and dark blue, getting a set of library and dining-room furniture in imitation rosewood. The "Genius" The twin rosewood beds lay side by side enveloped 299 by the transparent silken hangings of a single canopy. Officer 666 Ebony, rosewood, fustic, lancewood, mahogany, and other choice woods are very abundant, especially the mahogany, which grows to enormous size. Due South or Cuba Past and Present In a massive gilt frame over a rosewood spinet there was a picture of Miss Mitty and Miss Mataoca, painted in fancy dress, with clasped hands, under a garland of roses. The Romance of a Plain Man Some 500 rosewood logs lay stacked behind a padlocked bamboo fence in a storage lot surrounded by fields of corn and manioc. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z Rosette entered her ugly garret and saw before her a magnificent box of rosewood, wide open. Old French Fairy Tales Instead of the cosy corner where he had lain at Audrey's feet his last night in England, there stood a polished rosewood secretary, thrown open, showing its empty pigeon-holes. Audrey Craven The floor of the hall was of satinwood and rosewood, and the mahogany wainscoting, extending almost to the ceiling, was black with age. The Strollers At the time I was too badly frightened to notice the wonderful space and richness of the room, with its carved rosewood bookcases, and its dim portraits of beruffled cavaliers and gravely smiling ladies. The Romance of a Plain Man Now it can take two or three days to find a rosewood tree, even for men who have roamed the forest since childhood. Tottering Rule in Madagascar Can?t Save Falling Rosewoods 2010-05-25T03:21:00Z Mr. Stapleton received her almost at once, in his simply yet richly furnished private office, and rising from his huge flat-topped rosewood desk, welcomed her warmly, and asked what he could do for her. The Film of Fear He had never dreamed of so much gilt and glass, so much satin and plush, so much rosewood and marble and malachite. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 It was on a Monday morning that he found out the letter had been missing from the rosewood box, and he was at once perturbed over the loss. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage Beyond them, over the rosewood spinet, I saw their portrait, painted in fancy dress, with clasped hands under a garland of roses. The Romance of a Plain Man Pretty teapots for the five o'clock tea table are of rosewood in a pinkish brown and in the usual olive coloring. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society In the big living room there was one relic of this mysterious mother, a tiny melodeon, its rosewood case a trifle marred by unknown hardships, its ivory keys yellow with age. Tharon of Lost Valley Silence, broken only by the reluctant click-clack, click-clack of the rosewood clock. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Do you recollect it—a small rosewood box?” Polly of Lady Gay Cottage A sea passage any where, to be comfortable, depends solely on the smoothness of the water; if this be rough, what care you for mahogany, rosewood, and plate-glass? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846 The stained glass in the windows of the Court of Law came from Great Britain, and the rosewood in the paneling of the Council Chamber is Brazil's contribution. Birdseye Views of Far Lands A large round rosewood table was set with blue glass vases on mats and some dozen photograph—albums and gift-books, dating from the sixties. The Invader A Novel And slowly, yet more slowly, the rosewood clock ticked off its seconds. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China Polly went away directly, carrying the little rosewood box, after again expressing her grateful thanks to Mr. Bean. Polly of Lady Gay Cottage Price 2.50 A Complete Set of Mathematical Instruments.—In a rosewood box, with lock and key. The Nursery, January 1877, Volume XXI, No. 1 A Monthly Magazine for Youngest Readers The chairs were of heavy rosewood; and, perchance, would have gone to the bottom of themselves! The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West Then on a little rosewood escritoire, such as ladies were wont to use when they had nothing to write, she spied an old leather writing-case with the initials M. B. F. upon it. The Invader A Novel And against the far wall, with a face like the gibbous moon, stood a massive clock of carved rosewood, clacking ponderously, almost painfully, as if each tick were to be its last. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China The learner must have some sample pieces of varnished rosewood before him when graining. Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements The promenade deck was under an awning, and was furnished with a heavy rosewood dining-table and long chairs. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines He used to go there every evening—"he spent a great deal on it no later than a week ago; he had even given her a set of rosewood furniture." Sentimental Education, Volume II The History of a Young Man Then exerting the strength of frenzy, she pushed him from her and bounded to the other side of the room, entrenching herself behind the big rosewood table with its smug mats and vases and albums. The Invader A Novel He did not unlock the rosewood door of his flat, but rang the silver bell. Bones in London It is no strange, unreal story of the wilderness day, this fluttering in and out of a little life, where no rosewood grew for coffins nor florists made broken columns of white lilies and immortelles. Winning the Wilderness Like them, he went about perfectly naked, his soft, brown skin shining like polished rosewood in the fierce Malayan sun. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines BASIN-STAND, a piece of furniture consisting of a small stand, usually supported on three legs, and most commonly made of mahogany or rosewood, for holding a wash-hand basin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" In his cabinet he had a massive and costly secretary of elaborately carved rosewood. Louis XIV. Makers of History Series A real drawing-room of the Sixties, a thing preserved in its entirety, in all its original stiffness, interesting as a valentine, perfumed like an old rosewood cabinet. The Ghost Girl Their chief object of commerce is rosewood or "cam," which they send to the coast. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century A great white punkah was lazily vibrating over the heavy rosewood table. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines One of the saddest sights I ever saw was the placing of a three hundred dollar rosewood piano in a country school in the South that was located in the midst of the "Black Belt." The Future of the American Negro He crossed as he spoke to a rosewood cabinet placed against the opposite wall. A Sheaf of Corn His guide led him to the left, to the end of the passage, and opened the big rosewood door which faced him. The Secret House "And the old rosewood clock in the corner as bright as a looking-glass, and the big oak cabinet all shiny with oil—" "Varnish, sir, varnish." A Son of Hagar A Romance of Our Time The floors were a triumph of the wood-inlayer's art, the chairs and tables were of gilt or of inlaid rosewood. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg All this Charley saw, while seeing through the ghost and beyond—the carving on the rosewood dressing case was quite as visible through the unsubstantial apparition as before. Duffels The furniture was cumbrous, and the fact that the ugly chairs were rosewood, and their cushions brocade, made them neither beautiful nor comfortable. Peggy It was a sumptuously arranged bureau, panelled in rosewood, and set about with costly furniture. The Secret House For one object in that room he had a special veneration and affection—an old rosewood workbox, which had belonged to his mother, and to her mother before her. The Herapath Property The articles were contained in little rosewood and mahogany trays, lined with velvet; and they looked very brilliant and beautiful as they lay, each in its own little velvet nest. Rollo in Geneva The minor kitchen accessories formerly in constant use included many objects of wood, such as the charming little nutmeg mills of turned rosewood, some of which are to be seen in the British Museum. Chats on Household Curios The couches were of the finest rosewood, inlaid with tortoiseshell and ivory and brass, strewed with the richest tapestries, and piled with cushions glowing with splendid needlework. The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1 Unerringly and swiftly he passed along the passage till he came to the big rosewood doors which opened upon the invalid's bedroom. The Secret House Jacob Herapath was dead now, and buried, and the rosewood box and everything else that had been his had passed to Peggie—as things were, at any rate. The Herapath Property This forest includes most of the ornamental woods, such as mahogany, ebony, rosewood, sandal-wood, etc. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges There is also a small iron rasp in a case of teak wood, which is inlaid with rosewood, ivory, and tortoiseshell, the rasp measuring about 8 in. in length. Chats on Household Curios There was to be a red mahogany chest of drawers against one wall and a rosewood piano against the wall opposite. Mary, Mary At twelve years of age he had a rosewood dressing-table and chest of drawers of his own. Renée Mauperin She put the letter back in the rosewood box, took the box in her arms, and carrying it off to her own room, locked it up in a place of security. The Herapath Property He smoked a long pipe of rosewood, sipped, now and then, a little coffee which a slave poured out for him, and stroked his beard, well-satisfied, for the flavor pleased him. The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales The body was encased in a heavy rosewood casket, upon which lay the sword, sash and belt of the deceased soldier. Kinston, Whitehall and Goldsboro (North Carolina) expedition, December, 1862 South American tree which furnishes a portion of the rosewood of commerce. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture "I don't see why," he said vaguely, as his eyes rested on her bright face, just now looking unusually dreamy and thoughtful, while she sat staring at the long rosewood staff in her hand. Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen She presently walked up to the queer old chest of drawers, and drew the rosewood box towards her and lifted the lid. The Herapath Property It was large and square, of inlaid rosewood, with handsomely carved legs, and had mother-of-pearl keys faintly tinged with brown all around their edges. The Heart of Arethusa There are splendid mountains and great forests of mahogany, rosewood, and pine. Ahead of the Army Various species of the genus, under the common Brazilian name of Jaccaranda, are said to yield this wood, but there is some uncertainty about the origin of the various commercial rosewoods. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture The corpse of the General was incased in a most elegant rosewood coffin, mounted with silver. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive From the yellow silk fire-screen swinging on a rosewood pole, to the drowsy old canary chirping feebly in his brass cage at the window, all was old-world and marvellously proper and genteel. The Bishop's Secret I don't think any lady of your acquaintance, sir, would allow you to stand on her rosewood or mahogany loo-table. Orley Farm “General, this is the jewel case,” said Señora Paez, as she handed him a small rosewood box. Ahead of the Army By the side of my beautiful rosewood piano, he had put another, a little shabby thing with all the polish off, half-the notes wanting, and so old and worn that one could hardly hear it. Artists' Wives The oldsters remembered that this queer looking individual with his black silk muffler, rosewood cane and bowler hat once had been a professor at State University. The Street That Wasn't There Then, suddenly, Manfred had presented her with an old-fashioned rosewood dressing-case he had taken from some one in part payment of a small debt. Good Old Anna Judith put the letters in the rosewood box. The Long Roll Two pictures graced the walls—one the infant Samuel in a rosewood frame, the other an oil painting—of probably the first century, for its subject was quite undistinguishable—in a gold slip. The Young Trawler The spoons were made of rosewood, tipped with amber, and the napkins were richly embroidered in gold, silver, and variously coloured silk on a curiously-wrought linen ground. The Pirate City An Algerine Tale The piano occupied the opposite side of the room, the coffin-like gloom of its polished rosewood enlivened by a tall vase brilliant now with the chrysanthemums which autumn had brought. Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes It was a large, old-fashioned desk of rosewood, handsomely inlaid with brass, and lined with purple velvet. The Princess of the School A rosewood escritoire was opposite the mantelpiece, on which, under a glass shade, was a clock made in the time of the Empire. The works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 5 Une Vie and Other Stories The old canopied rosewood pulpit makes you feel good, though not disagreeably good, and the brass-work is a joy. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Marble, cedar, rosewood, gold, and gems make a finer edifice than thatch and ordinary timber and stones. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 Tom Orgreave, with the gestures of a precisian, drew a bunch of keys from his pocket, and unlocked a rosewood bookcase that stood between the two windows. Clayhanger The powder is mixed by pounding, the mortars being of rosewood, and the pestles of the same shod with copper; yet the mortar-hoops are iron, which seems to me to be a strange oversight. Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 The youth, in his turn, was made happy by the gift of a silver-mounted rifle; while Prudy rejoiced in a rosewood writing desk, and Dotty in a gold pen. Prudy Keeping House For a chamfer, insert the desired cutter, and tilt the rosewood guides on the fences to the required angle. Handwork in Wood The part which fitted under the arm was covered with a cushion of blue velvet, and the rosewood staff was mounted with silver. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author Brass frame, barrel swings out to load on pressure on a stud under frame, rosewood grips, rear sight notched in hammer. A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks" From a steel engraving framed in rosewood that hangs in my Uncle Wilkinson's parlour. The Peace Egg and Other tales Twice a year Rebecca polished the old-fashioned rosewood furniture, and so often a man came from Muirtown to tune the piano, which none in the district could play, and which the Doctor kept locked. Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers The fences can be used on either side of the plane, and the rosewood guides can be tilted to any desired angle up to 45°, by loosening the screws on the face. Handwork in Wood He spoke the slang phrases, picked up from Bathurst, with mechanical precision; and Honor, still smiling, went over to the piano—a flamboyant instrument of rosewood and gold. The Great Amulet All the furniture is bagged," said Mrs. Salsify, impatiently; "one cannot get a glimpse to know whether 'tis walnut, or rosewood, or mahogany. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems Books in gilt bindings were on rosewood shelves. The Queen's Necklace Mademoiselle de Camargo went to a little rosewood chest of drawers, covered with specimens of Saxony porcelain, more or less chipped and broken. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II The lower part of it was covered by a polished rosewood door. Phantom Wires A Novel Back of these, or across the hall, through the half opened doors, you see the sumptuously furnished library, with its long rows of daintily bound books in their rosewood shelves. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City On this same morning, Mrs. Edson sat at her elegant rosewood piano, carelessly striking the ivory keys, when she heard a light footstep, and turning, beheld Col. Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems "Enter," said the prince, "for here is your apartment;" and he ushered them into a charming little room, furnished 'en buhl,' with a painted ceiling and walls, and a rosewood floor. The Queen's Necklace It was a big disc of shiny metal, set in a shallow well, rimmed with rosewood. The Guests Of Hercules He smoked from a long pipe made of rosewood; sipped now and then a little coffee, which a slave poured out for him, and stroked his beard very contentedly. Tales of Wonder Every Child Should Know The coffin must be of rosewood, or some other costly material, and must be lined with satin. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Here was her desk—a small feminine affair of rosewood, set in the corner of the room nearest the porch door. Murder at Bridge She regarded his approach with cold, impassive demeanor, nodding slightly as he paused near the carved rosewood table above which hung an exquisitely wrought silver lamp, suspended by four silver chains from the ceiling. The Substitute Prisoner Six hundred dollars is the price of the upright in plain rosewood case,—fifty dollars more than a plain rosewood square. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 117, July, 1867. And I huskily recounted Uncle Carlton's story of the neurasthenic lady patient who went into a doctor's office and there beheld a skull standing on his polished rosewood desk. The Prairie Wife The near-sighted sage unlocked a rosewood cabinet and took out three leaves of tinted paper which he gave to Burr. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett Strawn had said, too, that the little rosewood desk had been in a fairly orderly condition, before his big, official hands had clawed through it in search of a clue or the gun itself.... Murder at Bridge Ignoring his brusqueness, she dropped into one of the ornate rosewood chairs near the table. The Substitute Prisoner Olive went over to the piano, and Larssen followed to light the candles and turn back the case of polished rosewood inlaid with ivory. Swirling Waters Then I took the rosewood chest with my wife's dowry, and sent it by mail, and under the usual guarantee, to a well-known banking firm in Brussels as a deposit. Dr. Dumany's Wife They were standing on either side of a beautiful rosewood crib, whose hangings of azure gauze were closely drawn aside. Choice Readings for the Home Circle There were about twenty candles in sconces, all lit, and a moderator lamp in the centre of 'the ponderous round rosewood table at which we were to sit.' Historical Mysteries When they are handsome, there is no such great harm after all; the worst one risks is to sleep on straw in return for making them sleep on rosewood. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Yet here was a simple rosewood desk with a bowl of mimosa on it, and around the walls were a few simple landscapes from recent salons. Swirling Waters At the appointed time I carried the rosewood chest with her dowry to her room. Dr. Dumany's Wife If the pillars of the house of Seagrave had been founded upon millions, the damask and rosewood chairs in the red drawing-room now groaned under the weight of millions. The Danger Mark The coals in the grate shot up a sudden brilliant flame that eclipsed the soft light of the candles and set strange shadows quivering about the huge bed and wardrobe and the dark rosewood tables. A Dozen Ways Of Love Walnut or poor-coloured rosewood can be improved by boiling half an ounce of walnut-shell extract and the same quantity of catechu in a quart of soft-water, and applying with a sponge. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction She laid the letter away in a little rosewood box, in which she had always kept her dearest treasures since her school-days. Evelina's Garden At the door of my study she left me for a moment, returning instantly with a rosewood chest, richly ornamented with silver. Dr. Dumany's Wife The ring and the dollar were kept in Mrs. Pease's little rosewood work-box, which she never used for needlework, but as a repository for her treasures. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring The mahogany and rosewood of the furniture was white in places; there had been a good fire all day, but all the covers and the carpet steamed in one's face with cold damp. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel These makers prepare stains in a liquid state, and also in powders for oak, walnut, mahogany, satin-wood, ebony, and rosewood. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction There was a long table in the middle of the room, its top covered with green baize, upon which many flat rectangular boxes of hardwood rested—some walnut, some rosewood, some quartered oak. Murder in the Gunroom In it there was a little rosewood piano. Bella Donna A Novel There on the table stood the rosewood work-box, and her mother went straight across to it and opened it. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring Then she arose, and locking the door, drew from her pocket a small key, and unlocking a rosewood box, took from it one of Dr. Lacey's letters. Tempest and Sunshine Apply with a brush over the red stain, to imitate rosewood. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction Strewn upon a rosewood, inlaid table were a hundred and more etchings. Rembrandt There were quantities of white carnations in vases on the mantel-piece, on the writing-table, and on the top of the rosewood piano. Bella Donna A Novel When she was very good her mother would unlock the rosewood box and let her see them. Comfort Pease and her Gold Ring And the letter was placed in the rosewood box by the side of its companions. Tempest and Sunshine This stain is suitable for use 98on cane, willow, or reed work, and produces a good imitation of rosewood. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction F. J. Wiest, Box 54, Minersville, Pa., a rosewood flute, a small steam engine and a magic lantern with complete outfit for a banjo. Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891 Between its twisted rosewood pillars, which were inlaid with pearl, in graceful device, swung an immense oval mirror, set in a frame of the same materials. May Brooke These are contained in a rosewood box 21/8 in. square. Amusements in Mathematics Within, rosewood doors, deep carpets, and mirrors of magnificent dimensions. Fifth Avenue The carbonate solutions are generally used for dark surfaces, such as rosewood represents, and a still darker shade can be given to any one by oiling over after the stain is dry. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction They asserted themselves in the quaint curves of the rosewood chairs, in the blue patterns upon the willow bowls, and in the choice lavender of the old Wedgwood. The Voice of the People The wood is very valuable—indigo, rosewood, mahogany, and lots of others. The Rover Boys on Land and Sea The Crusoes of Seven Islands The open rosewood case, with its soft white lining, was the bursting bur; and within lay his beautiful Infant! The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year He laughed joyously as he saw in imagination the blending of the old carved oak furniture with his own pretty maple and rosewood. The Measure of a Man A coat of the bichromate of potash solution referred to on page 4 will make wildly-figured mahogany have the appearance of rosewood. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction Excepting a rosewood tube case and box of crayons, forgotten on an article of furniture, nothing reminding one of the artistic profession could be seen lying about. His Masterpiece They saw mahogany, rosewood, Spanish cedar and many others that they did not know. The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty He looked round the room, and there, on a wide settee under one of the windows, lay a polished rosewood 'cello-case. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year Are You verily the mechanic who is engaged in veneering these out-houses of hell with rosewood? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 This stain applied to birchwood gives as good an imitation of rosewood as on black walnut, the shade on the birch being a little brighter. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction There is no glimmer in the world like that which comes from really old polished silver and rosewood and mahogany, and one's great-great-grandmother's hand-woven linen feels like Oriental silk across one's knees. The Melting of Molly There is no glimmer in the world like that which comes from really old polished silver and rosewood and mahogany, and one's great-great-grandmother's hand-woven linen feels like oriental silk across one's knees. The Melting of Molly She placed the candle on a table; then, stooping, carefully lifted Ronnie's 'cello from the floor, laid it in its rosewood case, and stood looking down upon it. The Upas Tree A Christmas Story for all the Year He came to Grannie Amber's old rosewood piano and stood touching it reverently. Married Life The True Romance I believe in a personal devil, virtuous maidens in bowers, and rosewood furniture. The Firing Line Must go and sit down on the Dresd'n shepherdesses' laps, As if there was no such things as rosewood chairs in the room! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood Vision it as it's going to be, Sophy—rosewood and mahogany and walnut, old brass and china and prints and portraits, the sort of things we've only been able to dream of up to now. A Woman Named Smith The round table was made of rosewood, and there was a "whatnot" on the right of the fire-place of similar material, containing a handsomely-bound collection of Sir Walter Scott's Works, in wood. Jorrocks' Jaunts and Jollities We polish the chestnuts till they appear as if carved of rosewood. Prince Lazybones and Other Stories By Mrs. W. J. Hays One of the objects most admired in the drawing-room was an English piano-forte, with a case adorned with rosewood medallions, blue and white mosaics and gilded metal. The Story of Versailles Miss Wiggins set her heart upon a box, 'Twas handsome rosewood, and inlaid with brass, And dreamt three times she garnished it with stocks Of needles, silks, and cottons—but, alas! The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood He turned the office behind the library into a workroom, and from it Sophronisba's tattered and torn and forlorn old things emerged, piece by piece, in shining rosewood and walnut and mahogany majesty. A Woman Named Smith Commodes were painted, or richly ornamented with lacquer panels, or panels of rosewood or violet wood, and all were embellished with wonderful bronze or ormolu. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today We have furnished them with graceful and feminine things, delicately carved mirror frames and inlaid tables, painted beds, and chests of drawers of rosewood or satinwood. The House in Good Taste From her dressing-table she took her keys, and, opening her mother's desk of rosewood and mother-of-pearl, lifted from it several letters and the packet which Colonel Nicholas had given her the day before. Lewis Rand It threatens rain, but not a drop until you get your best rosewood chairs out of doors, and your bedding on the top of the wagon. Around The Tea-Table It is made of dark wood, apparently rosewood; the legs being shaped like bull's legs, having silver hoofs, and a solid gold cobra snake twining round each leg. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt The furniture was left the natural color of the wood, and mahogany, rosewood, and ebony, were used. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today You can take your indiscriminate inheritance of Victorian rosewood of Eastlake walnut and cocobolo, your pickle-and-plum colored Morris furniture, and make a civilized interior by placing it right, and putting detail at the right points. The House in Good Taste I steer by the star the color of the rosewood tree,” he said. White Shadows in the South Seas It is to be hoped that the lovely rosewood and walnut wasted at that time are to-day being rescued by wary cabinet-makers. The Art of Interior Decoration Somehow the rosewood table on which the September morning sun fell with serene beauty did not conflict as it ought to have done with the Tudor paneling of the room. The Necromancers He used some carving, and a great deal of satinwood and tulip-wood were inlaid in the mahogany; he also used rosewood. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today He had laid her brush and comb on the little rosewood chest of drawers with brass handles, in the recess. The Belfry Her eyes were the color of the mio, the rosewood when freshly cut, and her breasts like the milk-cocoanut husked for drinking. White Shadows in the South Seas Some of these cabinet-makers glued together and put under heavy pressure seven to nine layers of rosewood with the grain running at every angle, so as to produce strength. The Art of Interior Decoration The table, a small, round rosewood one, stood, bare of any cloth, upon the hearthrug. The Necromancers In models of ships, in rosewood furniture, in silver embroidery, and silver cups,—besides linens, calicoes, and glass beautifully painted for windows; many contributions have been sent in by the Dutch. The World's Fair He had unpacked her little trunk and put her things away all folded in the big rosewood chest of drawers with brass handles. The Belfry I found meaningless chandeliers and machine-made furniture, generally of rosewood, which creaked dismally under the weight of the ubiquitous interviewer. Miscellanies It really was the prettiest Writing-Desk in the world, a desk for a duchess's boudoir, all made of polished rosewood, and standing tall and graceful on four curving legs. V. V.'s Eyes Presently he stopped—absently—in front of the inner wall of the room, where, above a heavy rosewood bookcase, brought from his Lincolnshire house, a number of large framed photographs were hung close together. Marcella She loved this large, quiet chamber, with its substantial luxury, its rosewood furniture and blue velvet curtains. A Love Episode Jevons had a passion for beautiful old things, for old rosewood bureaus and chests of drawers with brass handles. The Belfry The house was very stately and old-world, with its treasures of rare ancestral rosewood and mahogany that she had brought in from the Seven Oaks Plantation. Andrew the Glad French were the shirred, silk shades upon the electric lamps, French the music upon the chic rosewood piano. The Fortieth Door It was of rosewood, with silver corners, and the lining was of polished brass, curiously engraved. The Rover Boys In The Mountains Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune She was scrutinizing the room, with its rosewood furniture and blue velvet hangings. A Love Episode The mahogany, for which Honduras is noted, was shown in many varieties, as were rosewood, redwood, hard pine, cedar, etc. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission The timber of the country is of gigantic size, and with other varieties may be found cedar, rosewood, tulip and mahogany. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 |
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