durmast

[ dur-mast, -mahst ]

/ ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst /

a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.

Origin of durmast

1785–95; short for durmast oak, perhaps erroneously for dunmast oak; see dun², mast²

durian, duricrust, during, durkan, durkheim, durmast, durn, durned, duro, duroc, durocher

Even in the south, durmast oak has proved its superiority to the other.

Trees. A Woodland Notebook |Herbert Maxwell
Undoubtedly in this respect the durmast far surpasses the other.

Trees. A Woodland Notebook |Herbert Maxwell

durmast

/ (ˈdɜːˌmɑːst) /

Also called: sessile oak a large Eurasian oak tree, Quercus petraea, with lobed leaves and sessile acorns Compare pedunculate oak

the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork

C18: probably alteration of dun mast; see dun ², mast ²