macassar

See also: Macassar

English

Macassar ebony (Diospyros celebica wood) veneer

Etymology

Alteration of Makassar (“a port city in Indonesia”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈkæs.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈkæs.ɚ/

Noun

macassar (uncountable)

1. A form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica
   • 2009 September 2, “Opening Later”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     THE EMPIRE ROOM Mark Grossich, who created the Campbell Apartment lounge in Grand Central Terminal, is using plenty of stainless steel and macassar ebony to turn a former post office branch in the Empire State Building into a sophisticated Art Deco setting for that perfect Manhattan: 350 Fifth Avenue (33rd Street).

Derived terms

• antimacassar
• macassar ebony
• macassared
• macassar oil (from Cananga odorata)

Anagrams

• marascas, mascaras

French

Pronunciation

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

macassar m (plural macassars)

1. macassar

Further reading

• “macassar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012