coromandel

coromandel
cor•o•man•del
[[t]ˌkɔr əˈmæn dl, ˌkɒr-[/t]] n.
1) fur the hard brownish wood of a tropical Asian tree
Diospyros melanoxylon[/ex]
2) fur (usu. cap.) lacquer work, usu. incised and filled in with gold and color, produced in China in the 17th and early 18th century and used esp. to decorate folding screens
Etymology: 1835–45; after the Coromandel Coast, from where Chinese lacquer work was transshipped to Europe

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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