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Beech  

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  • Old English b?ce; related to Old Norse bók, Old High German buohha, Middle Dutch boeke, Latin f?gus beech, Greek ph?gos edible oak. n. Pale reddish-brown, close-grain wood from any of several trees of the genus Fagus; it is hard and heavy, bends well, is durable under water, and gives a smooth shiny finish. Beech wood is commonly used for flooring, cabinetry, furniture (especially bentwood chairs), veneer, plywood, tool handles, and turnery. It was used in panel paintings in western Europe. In times of Phillippe II of Spain, the Flanders beech is mentioned in some furniture. In the eighteenth century it appears as assembler furniture structures: chairs, consoles and others. There has been a tendency to embellish it by gilding or darkening it to imitate walnut or ebony wood. It is also used in panel paintings in Western Europe.

Concepto genérico

Etiquetas alternativas

  • European beech

En otras lenguas

  • catalán

  • faig bosquer
  • español

  • madera de haya

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