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Record 1 2015-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cabinetmaking
  • Types of Wood
DEF

the wood of the linden tree.

OBS

In North America, where the American linden is the common species, people refer to "basswood" much more than "limewood".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ébénisterie
  • Sortes de bois
DEF

Le bois [du tilleul], tendre et léger, utilisé surtout en tabletterie, et par les luthiers.

OBS

Au Canada, le Tilleul d'Amérique étant l'espèce commune, on parlera surtout de "bois blanc".

Spanish

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