Meanings
plural limewoods
- UKuncountableusuallyThe wood from the lime tree or linden tree.
But he would not publicly confirm his purchase of “Hercules and Achelous,” or another rarity that experts say he bought this year: a limewood figure of St. Catherine by the German Medieval sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider that went for $6.3 million at Sotheby’s in January.
2008 June 13, Carol Vogel, “Darkness Was Muse for a Master of Light”, in New York TimesSynonyms: basswood, linden wood
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe wood from the lime tree or linden tree.
Origin
From lime² (ultimately from Old English lind) + wood.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French bois de tilleul
- bois de tilleulwood from a lime tree or linden tree
German Linde, Lindenholz
- Lindewood from a lime tree or linden tree
- Lindenholzwood from a lime tree or linden tree
Cite this entry
limewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limewood
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