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Example sentences for "whitewood"

Lexicographically close words:
whitethroat; whitethroats; whitewash; whitewashed; whitewashing; whith; whither; whithersoever; whitherward; whitings
  1. The grains of whitewood generally appear sunken; they are simply outlined, and not softened with the rag.

  2. It will be found that the mottlings of cherry invariably run across the grain, and this is the chief reason that stained whitewood makes such a poor imitation, the reverse being the rule for whitewood.

  3. Whitewood sometimes assumes a blistered appearance peculiar to itself and somewhat like the grain of Hungarian ash.

  4. I found the "mahogany" to be cherry and whitewood stained very deep, and so informed her.

  5. This kind of whitewood is very difficult to imitate, as the high lights are so strong and brilliant as to require touching up with the ground-color after the work is dry.

  6. Cherry is frequently misrepresented by staining whitewood or pine with burnt sienna, etc.

  7. He commands 'em to cut down a big whitewood tree that lives down in the bottoms, hollow out the butt log for a trough, an' haul her up alongside the r'ar veranda.

  8. The sheath and hilt of whitewood indicates the ceremonial dagger used in committing hara-kiri.

  9. Thus prepared, he drew a dagger from a whitewood sheath[12] and cut across the abdomen, whispering Banzai to the Emperor in a shower of tears.

  10. Much whitewood is made into lumber, the wood standing among those of the broadleaf series as white pine does among the conifers.

  11. The whitewood or tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a native of America and an acclimated tree in Europe.

  12. Under the north window stood a table with its scantling legs, crossed, and its whitewood board top, as white as hands and ashes could scour it.

  13. The lower floor was made of whitewood boards, in their rough state, nailed down.

  14. The timber was tall, I cut one whitewood that was about a foot through at the butt, and measured eighty-three feet to a limb.

  15. He made the body of this house of large whitewood logs, split oak shakes with which to cover it, and dug a well east of the house.

  16. Father being somewhat expert in finding bees found a number of trees, one of which was a large whitewood and stood full a mile or more, from home.

  17. Kingdom promised to leave the cabin before daylight again, if he could do so without discovery, and to meet John at the whitewood for another visit to the camp in the gully.

  18. The lads were both seated on the ground inside the protecting whitewood now, and John, having long since eaten the provisions with which he left home, was making good use of those Ree brought.

  19. Kingdom had brought to the hollow whitewood a generous supply of provisions, also fresh powder, lest John's stock had become damp and useless from the wet weather of the day before.

  20. Even when he reached the thicket in which the old whitewood stood, Kingdom listened in vain for the slightest signal to indicate that his coming was expected.

  21. He would set off on foot, as if going for a stroll in the woods, and by traveling two sides of a triangle come at last to the old hollow whitewood and there wait for the coming of John.

  22. From the midst of this matted mass there sprang up a great hollow whitewood tree with a large opening at the base.

  23. The security and comparative comforts of the old whitewood seemed very pleasant indeed, now that they were so far from reach, and more than once John wished he had not left them.

  24. Ree had set out to go to the whitewood but, being tracked by the Indian, had purposely refrained from going there.

  25. Seeing the importance of quickly reaching the neighborhood of the clearing, Kingdom proposed that John seek shelter for the night in the old whitewood while he continued on to the cabin.

  26. So old Whitewood is no longer the exact model of all the New Bostonians?

  27. Then flashed across him a suspicion of the truth, that Whitewood had made his venture and met with shipwreck.

  28. The two central side places were occupied by young Whitewood and Colburne, the latter being between Miss Whitewood and Miss Ravenel.

  29. I am sure that papa and Mr. Whitewood constitute a variety," she answered.

  30. To this subject he frequently alluded, driven thereto by a sort of agony of conviction; for the objective Whitewood imperfectly expressed the subjective, who thought earnestly and felt ardently.

  31. You couldn't tell this evening which he liked best, Whitewood or me; and I'll be hanged if the same man can like both of us.

  32. Ravenel on her right, and Miss Whitewood on her left.

  33. I wonder that Mrs. Whitewood should permit such irrational procedures.

  34. As he hesitated young Whitewood entered the room through the open window, hastily followed a moment afterward by Mrs. Carter.

  35. Mrs. Whitewood goes out in her own carriage," answered Colburne.

  36. It was an aggravation of his troubles to learn that Mr. Whitewood had followed the Ravenels to the watering-place.

  37. First saw the outline of the gun from a straight-grained pine or whitewood board.

  38. Pine and whitewood are suitable, or any wood can be used that is not hard to work.

  39. Like white pine, whitewood is an excellent wood for the early attempts of the beginner.

  40. It can also be stained, but is not to be compared with whitewood in this respect.

  41. The sapwood is, as a rule, darker in the whitewood class than the heartwood, whether seasoned or unseasoned, but is paler in colour in most hardwood trees which have had time to season.

  42. For the book-rest you must buy some planed whitewood which is preferable to any other on account of staining.

  43. The pieces are all cut out; now of course you had more whitewood than these measures, but it is so cheap it seemed best to allow for mistakes, and the spoiling of two or three sticks in cutting bevels, etc.

  44. We have whitewood in the house, fine as ivory; you shall have one tomorrow.

  45. You paid me three guilders yesterday, mynheer, for making the whitewood chain, telling me that I must buy skates.

  46. Between the two narrow beds of carved whitewood and ebony, stood the household treasure of the Van Gends, a massive oaken chair upon which the Prince of Orange had once sat during a council meeting.

  47. The lower part of this island is sandy, but the larger portion of it is covered with a fertile soil bearing a forest of elm, maple, oak, ash, whitewood and beech.

  48. There were some whitewood shelves that had been put there to stay, and in the century or so of their occupancy appeared to have grown to the other woodwork.

  49. In a moment they were crowding the trackside, staring with stupid eyes and mouths agape at the miniature snowfall of sugar, and the wreckage of whitewood barrels.

  50. The trackside was strewn with disemboweled whitewood barrels.

  51. As a rule, these puzzles should be made in hardwood, such as dark walnut or beech, as in whitewood the joints are soon liable to wear.

  52. A) shows another method that answers well for soft woods such as pine, American whitewood and satin walnut.

  53. Oak or walnut should preferably be chosen as material, or, if the maker wishes to economize, American whitewood or yellow pine.

  54. Stuff 1/4 inch (actual) thick will serve throughout if the stronger woods are used; 3/8 inch for the shelf parts in the case of whitewood or pine.

  55. Folding easel whitewood frame; double faced with drawing designs on each side.

  56. Well-seasoned pine and whitewood are the most satisfactory; and, in such boxes as have glass covers and are intended to form part of a neat cabinet for parlor ornament, the fronts may be of walnut or cherry.


  57. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "whitewood" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.