Meaning of "xylotomist" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF XYLOTOMIST

xylotomist  [zaɪˈlɒtəmɪst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF XYLOTOMIST

Xylotomist is a noun.

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WHAT DOES XYLOTOMIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Xylotomy

Xylotomy is the preparation of small slivers of wood for examination under a microscope, often using a microtome. It is useful for providing forensic evidence in some criminal cases where finding a fragment of wood on an individual and matching it to a weapon used in a crime would be helpful. One xylotomist, Arthur Koehler, was able to provide crucial evidence by linking a piece of pine from a ladder used in a kidnapping to one particular factory whose machinery was defective, and from there to one particular lumberyard. Koehler searched for eighteen months for the yard, and presented his evidence dramatically in court by presenting the court with a chalk rubbing of the samples, which he made there and then, demonstrating that they were identical. He also matched other pieces of the ladder to a chisel used to create the joists, missing from the defendant's tool chest, and to a missing plank from the suspect's attic floor. It may also be useful in forestry studies. Identifying the species of a piece of wood is not always easy, in which case a xylotheque may provide samples with which the xylotomist can compare his own. Xylotomy may be carried out by a forensic biologist.

Definition of xylotomist in the English dictionary

The definition of xylotomist in the dictionary is an expert in xylotomy.

TRANSLATION OF XYLOTOMIST

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «XYLOTOMIST»

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Directory of organization and field activities of the ...

Zylotomist, in charge. Eloise Gerry, Ph. D., Sr. Micros. B. H. Paul, M. F., Sr. Silv. R. O. Marts, M. S., Assoc. Phys. PI. Anatomist, M. Y. Pillow, Ph. D.. Assoc. Wood Tech. Gertrude J. Griffin, Jr. Xylotomist. Derived Products: E. С Sherrard, ...

United States. Dept. of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of Information, United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of Personnel, 1941

Directory of organization and field activities of the ...

Relations : Arthur Koehler, M. S., Xylotomist, in charge Derived Products: A. J. Stamm, Ph. D., Chem., in charge Pulp and Paper: G. H. Chidester, B. S., Chem. Engin., in charge Timber Mechanics: R. P. A. Johnson, M. S., Engin., in charge ...

‎1948

Agriculture appropriation bill

There may be some of colleagues on the committee who may not know what a xylotomist is, and for their information I would like to have you tell us what a xylotomist is. It appears among the list of employees on page 131. Mr. GRAVES.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture, 1920

Hearings [Agriculture Dept.]

There may be some of colleagues on the committee who may not know what a xylotomist is, and for their information I would like to have you tell us what a xylotomist is. It appeal's among the list of employees on page 131. Mr. Graves.

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, 1920

Agriculture appropriation bill, hearings before ...66-2, ...

There may be some of colleagues on the committee who may not know what a xylotomist is, and for their information I would like to have you tell us what a xylotomist is. It appears among the list of employees on page 131. Mr. Graves.

United States. Congress. House. Agriculture Committee, 1920

Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science

Professional experience: Biological Laboratory, Vassar College, assistant (1906– 1908); U.S. Forest Service, xylotomist (wood specialist) (1908–1910); U.S. Department ofAgriculture, scientific assistant, USDA Burean ofPlant Industry junior ...

Marilyn Ogilvie, Joy Harvey, 2000

Their Fifteen Minutes: Biographical Sketches of the ...

It is probably quite safe to say that very few people at the trial of Richard Hauptmann had ever heard of a Xylotomist, but he was one of the most damning witnesses called to take the witness stand. Hi5 testimony remains very controversial ...

Mark W. Falzini, 2008

List of Technical Workers in the Department of Agriculture ...

R. C. Rietz, B.A., Asst. Engr. L. V. Teesdale, Sr. Engr. O. W. Torgeson, B.S., Assoc . Engr. Siivicultural Relations : Arthur Koehler, M.S., Prin. Xylotomist, in charge. Elolse Gerry, Ph.D., Sr. Мleros. B. H. Paul, M.F., Silv. R. 0. Marts, M.S., Asst. Phys.

‎1933

The Historical Atlas of American Crime

Following testimony from police about Hauptmann's passing of the gold notes, Wilentz called a balding 47-year-old xylotomist (wood expert) from Madison, Wisconsin, named Arthur Koehler. He identified the board in the kidnapper's ladder as ...

Fred Rosen, 2005

List of Technical Workers in the Department of Agriculture ...

Eloise Gerry, Ph. D., Sr. Micros. B. H. Paul, M. F., Silv. R. O. Marts, M. S., Asst. Phys. Plant Anatomist. M. Y. Pillow, B. S., Asst. Wood Technol. Gertrude Griffin, Jr. Xylotomist. J. Alfred Hall, M. S. Biochemist. Wood Preservation : George M. Hunt,  ...

‎1931

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «XYLOTOMIST»

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Bill Lueders: Journalist explores Lindbergh case's Madison connection

His fascination with wood led to a job as the Forest Service's first-ever xylotomist, an expert on wood identification. Koehler had testified in other court cases in ... «Wisconsin State Journal, Sep 13»