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Hardwood vs Spalt - What's the difference?

hardwood | spalt |

As nouns the difference between hardwood and spalt

is that hardwood is the wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness while spalt is spelter.

As an adjective spalt is

(of wood) brittle.

As a verb spalt is

to break off pieces, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.

hardwood

English

(wikipedia hardwood)

Alternative forms

* hard wood

Noun

  • The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
  • (label) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
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  • The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
  • (label) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
  • The sport of basketball, in particular the basketball court.

    • See also

    * softwood

    spalt

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • spelter

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of wood) brittle
  • :Note : (US) Spalted wood is that which has been cut from a naturally cured, dead, or dying hardwood tree whose wood is normally light in color (such as pecan), and which exhibits patterns of dark stain (crazed) lines and splotches caused by microorganisms and/or fungus. Although slightly more brittle and porous than normal wood from the same species of tree, spalted wood nevertheless can be used to make decorative items and small pieces of furniture.
    • (Halliwell)
  • heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break off pieces, especially with an axe etc; to splinter

    • Anagrams

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