Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A very dark and hard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
Examples
“Made entirely of molded eco-friendly oak, it is available in its natural color or stained wenge.”
“The kitchen has wenge-wood cabinets, glass tiles and white-glass countertops.”
“This cabinet made of wenge veneer uses aluminum side plates for a design-forward aesthetic.”
“The interior floors are either wenge hardwood or Brandy Crag, a bluish/gray English stone.”
“The Nemo is a simple, stylish desk available in beech (light wood) or wenge (dark wood).”
“The top is available in a variety of woods including walnut, rift-cut white oak, teak and wenge.”
“Shades of sand and brown wenge wood dominate, and the elegant, window-lined corridors recall old steamships.”
“The whole office was one diaphanous space made of glass, steel, and wenge, the dark African wood.”
“The AGFAPHOTO AF 5070 digital photo frame comes with two inter-changeable frames, one chic and modern in black Plexiglas, and the other more classical but equally elegant in wenge leather.”
“According to forestry officials, five species known as tola, wenge, iroko, sapelli and limba account for close to 80 percent of the total timber exports in the country.”
yarb Great word, littelstar! I prefer the monosyllabic pronunciation though. To rhyme with henge. A wenge henge. Feb 6, 2008
littlestar Deeper than deep brown, usually in reference to varnished wood. Pronounced "when-gay" Feb 6, 2008