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mahogany

[muh-hog-uh-nee] / məˈhɒg ə ni /


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He is not sitting at a workbench but at a mahogany table polished to a fare-thee-well and reflecting the sitter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Among the answers: a small ink-stained mahogany desk, an antique light bulb, a brown leather flight suit and a baseball jersey.

From Barron's May 29, 2026

“All of our mothers’ furniture and grandmothers’ furniture is very hard to sell because it’s mahogany, it’s vintage,” Hall said.

From MarketWatch Dec. 30, 2025

The guitar, a mahogany Gibson SG, was one Iommi said he had owned for a while and used at home.

From BBC Dec. 9, 2025

Thirty minutes later I’m sitting in the mahogany booth of Teddy’s, sandwiched between three of my coworkers as the diner begins to fill with patrons.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Some intense blooms tint the ocean in swirling blues, mahoganies or “red tides” visible from space—psychedelic watercolors of microscopic life on a macroscale.

From Scientific American Jan. 24, 2022

In the hardest-hit areas, 60% of the hardwood trees are gone, including huge mahoganies, and many of the rare Puerto Rican parrots have disappeared.

From Time Magazine Archive

The furniture crafted from the grand mahoganies is said to glow and "smile" at the beholder.

From Time Magazine Archive

To make up for the dearth of propane gas and kerosene, peasants have slashed away at trees, even mangoes, windbreaks and the mahoganies that shade the coffee crop.

From Time Magazine Archive

He, however, condescended to bring his taste to bear on the hunting-dress; and, it is said, introduced white tops instead of the ancient mahoganies.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Philip Wharton




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