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PRONUNCIATION OF COCUSWOOD

cocuswood  [ˈkəʊkəsˌwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCUSWOOD

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Cocuswood is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COCUSWOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cocuswood

Brya ebenus

Brya ebenus, also known as cocus wood, cocuswood, and coccuswood, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Caribbean islands of Cuba and Jamaica. Horticulturally it is known as the Jamaica Rain Tree. Cocus wood is a very dense tropical hardwood with excellent musical tone quality, and was used for making flutes in England and France especially during the 19th century. It is still occasionally used for reeded wooden musical instruments such as bagpipes, clarinets and oboes.

Definition of cocuswood in the English dictionary

The definition of cocuswood in the dictionary is wood from the tropical American leguminous tree Brya ebenus, used for inlaying, turnery, musical instruments, etc. Other definition of cocuswood is the source of this wood, an important timber tree in parts of the Caribbean.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCUSWOOD


basswood
ˈbæsˌwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
boxwood
ˈbɒksˌwʊd
Brentwood
ˈbrɛntˌwʊd
copsewood
ˈkɒpsˌwʊd
Fleetwood
ˈfliːtˌwʊd
greasewood
ˈɡriːsˌwʊd
greenwood
ˈɡriːnˌwʊd
hardwood
ˈhɑːdˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
Isherwood
ˈɪshəˌwʊd
lacewood
ˈleɪsˌwʊd
lancewood
ˈlɑːnsˌwʊd
moosewood
ˈmuːsˌwʊd
plywood
ˈplaɪˌwʊd
redwood
ˈrɛdˌwʊd
sasswood
ˈsæsˌwʊd
Sherwood
ˈʃɜːˌwʊd
underwood
ˈʌndəˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCUSWOOD

cocooned
cocoonery
cocopan
cocoplum
Cocos Islands
cocotte
cocounsel
cocoyam
cocozelle
cocreate
cocreator
Cocteau
coctile
coction
cocultivate
cocultivation
coculture
cocurator
cocurricular
cod

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCUSWOOD

Atwood
blackwood
cottonwood
dogwood
driftwood
Eastwood
elmwood
firewood
from the wood
Goodwood
kingwood
Kollywood
oakwood
out of the wood
pinewood
sandalwood
sanderswood
Tollywood
wildwood
wood

Synonyms and antonyms of cocuswood in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cocuswood» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

cocuswood
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cocuswood
570 millions of speakers

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cocuswood
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cocuswood
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

cocuswood
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cocuswood
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cocuswood
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cocuswood
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cocuswood
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cocuswood
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cocuswood
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cocuswood
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cocuswood
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cocuswood
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cocuswood
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cocuswood
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोकसवुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cocuswood
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cocuswood
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cocuswood
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cocuswood
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocuswood
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

cocuswood
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

cocuswood
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

cocuswood
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

cocuswood
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCUSWOOD»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCUSWOOD»

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A Dictionary for the Modern Flutist
James Gordon. Although the claim was supported in 1890 by Richard Shepherd Rockstro, it was later refuted by Christopher Welch in 1896. See also trill keys. COCOA. In older flute literature, another name for cocuswood. COCUSWOOD.
Susan J. Maclagan, 2009
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House Documents
1 Palmleaf and cocuswood . . . . . . . 9, 916 75 I New York ..... . . 1 . . . .do . ... 1 1 Ballast ...................................... . . 1 Cedar, cocuswood, palmleaf, 61c. 9, 164 95 1 ... 2 Cocuswood, molasses, sugar . . .. 14, 469 02 2 . . . .do . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ballast .
United States House of Representatives, 1865
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Newsletter
The Lehman Collection includes the following instruments: 1991.349.1. Flute by Louis Lot, Paris, ca. 1900. Silver. 1991.349.2. Flute by George Cloos, New York, ca. 1862-1900. Cocuswood and silver. 1991.349.3. Flute by William S. Haynes ...
American Musical Instrument Society, 1991
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Newsletter of the American Musical Instrument Society
France 7-key ebony flute by Jean-Baptiste Tabard, Lyon, ca. 1825. Restoration of head joint and two keys by Michael Hubbert, Comptche, California. A=ca. 435- 440. Conical Boehm cocuswood flute by Claire Godfrey aine, Pans, ca. 1845.
American Musical Instrument Society, 1997
5
Great flute makers of France: the Lot and Godfroy families, ...
Cocuswood with six silver keys (stuffed pads, on pillars and oval plates), (1832, L62.1cm. [TG] c. Cocuswood with five silver keys (stuffed pads, on pillars and oval plates) numbered 5458 (on silver band of tuning slide). (1836, L62.9cm. [priv ] d.
Tula Giannini, 1993
6
Musical Wind Instruments
Cocuswood, with German silver keys and ferrules, began to take the place of the old yellow boxwood, brass and ivory, as materials for making oboes.1 As well as cocuswood, pearwood and ebony were beginning to be used about that time, ...
Adam Carse, 2002
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Annual Report of the Trustees
1823; 1991.348; Assunta Dell' Aquila Louis Lot; flute, silver; France (Paris), late 19th-early 20th century; 1991.349.1; Robert Alonzo Lehman George Cloos; flute, cocuswood, silver; United States (New York City), 19th century; 1991.349.2; ...
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1992
8
Patrick White's The Eye of the Storm, Voss, and Other Novels
9. cocuswood fish . . 4. cero, paru, sesi 6. testar flea . . 6. chigoe fruit. , 5. papaw ( pawpaw) islands . . 4. Cuba 5. Haiti 6. Cayman, Virgin 7. Antigua, Bahamas, Leeward 8. Antilles, Windward liquor. . 5. mobby (mobbie), tafia (taffia) lizard .
Herbert Reaske, 1977
9
Acoustic basis for determining differences in species of wood
Scanning Electron Micrographs and Photomicrographs of Brya ebenus ( Cocuswood) A. Tangential section of cocus heartwood (SEM 300X) . The inclusion is loose in the vessel and not attached to the vessel wall. Ray cells have material ...
Charles Wick, 1979
10
Pro musica
Some boxwood & cocuswood, c. 1830-1845. $200-$400. BAROQUE FLUTE by Simpson, London. Boxwood and ivory, 1 key, c. 1770. $750. FOUR-KEY Boxwood and ivory flute, English, c. 1836. $400. BOEHM SYSTEM FLUTE, C. Mahillon, ...

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCUSWOOD»

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Tenor Saxophone by Gear4music, Gold
Practice Chanter by Gear4music, Cocuswood. £12.99. Add to basket with accessories. Click here to buy Tenor Saxophone by Gear4music, Gold and your ... «Gear4music.com, Sep 08»

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