satinwood

[ sat-n-woo d ]

/ ˈsæt nˌwʊd /

the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.

the tree itself.

Origin of satinwood

First recorded in 1785–95; satin + wood¹

There the satinwood bookcase filled with his dog-eared schoolbooks.

The Picture of Dorian Gray |Oscar Wilde
The village cabinet-maker's work knows no sequence of ages of oak, walnut, mahogany, and satinwood.

Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture |Arthur Hayden
Even Sheraton's satinwood elegance in delicate tapered legs found an echo in elm and beech.

Chats on Old Clocks |Arthur Hayden
The furniture would be just perfectly fine—rosewood and satinwood, and one room all ebony and pale yellow satin.

Quicksilver Sue |Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

The satinwood overmantel was crowded with them in heavy frames of chased silver.

When It Was Dark |Guy Thorne

satinwood

/ (ˈsætɪnˌwʊd) /

a rutaceous tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, that occurs in the East Indies and has hard wood with a satiny texture

the wood of this tree, used in veneering, cabinetwork, marquetry, etc

West Indian Satinwood another name for yellowwood (def. 2)