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• WOOD —    Wood has always been used most commonly in the construction of domestic structures that do not require the same level of durability as temples and funerary monuments, which are more typically constructed from brick or stone. Timber became more …   Historical Dictionary of Architecture

• Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …   Universalium

• Wood-pulp paper — is paper made from wood pulp, which is produced from trees by a variety of mechanical and chemical processes. Paper made from wood pulp ranges from toilet paper (obviously a single use product) to newsprint (meant to be used once then recycled),… …   Wikipedia

• Wood preservation — All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation (timber treatment). Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different (chemical) preservatives and processes… …   Wikipedia

• Wood economy — The existence of a wood economy, or more correctly, a forest economy (since in many countries a bamboo economy predominates), is a prominent matter in many developing countries as well as in many other nations with temperate climate and… …   Wikipedia

• wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …   Universalium

• Wood Elves (Warhammer) — In Games Workshop s Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe, the Wood Elves are a variety of Elves (Tall slender human like beings) who live in an enchanted forest in eastern Bretonnia, referred to (by the elves, in their own language) as Athel… …   Wikipedia

• Wood stain — A Wood stain, is a sub category of paint, consists of a pigment suspended in a vehicle of solvent and binding agent (alkyd, linseed oil, acrylic, polyurethane, lacquer, or resin). It is formulated to impart or transport the pigment into the pores …   Wikipedia

• durable — dur|a|ble [ˈdjuərəbəl US ˈdur ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin durare to continue in existence ] 1.) staying in good condition for a long time, even if used a lot = ↑hardwearing ▪ Wood is a durable material. 2.) continuing for… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• durable — adjective 1 staying in good condition for a long time even if used a lot: Plastic window frames are more durable than wood. 2 continuing for a long time: a durable peace between France and Germany see also: consumer durables durably adverb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wood apple — noun 1. : a small tree (Limoina acidissima or Feronia elephantum) of the family Rutaceae of southeastern Asia that yields a hard heavy durable yellowish wood and is often cultivated for its acid hard rinded fruit which is used as a food and… …   Useful english dictionary