meanings of white and oak
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oak
noun [ C or U ]
uk
/əʊk/us
/oʊk/
a large tree that is common in northern countries, or the hard wood of ...
(Definition of white and oak from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of white oak
white oak
The largest tree was a white oak that measured 23 inches in diameter.
The white oak molding of intersecting scallops resembles decorations found on farm granaries or kleitis.
Sections of the hull were braced internally and a sprinkler system was operated continually to keep the white oak structural timbers from warping and checking.
Ammonia fuming is a traditional process for darkening and enriching the color of white oak.
Insectivorous birds increase growth of white oak through consumption of leaf-chewing insects.
From the Cambridge English Corpus
The hull was built of seasoned white oak.
The larvae feed on oak species, including white oak.
Other species may also be fumed but usually will not darken as much as white oak.
She learned how to weave white oak baskets from her parents.
Its hull was made of cypress, and the keel of white oak.
Live oak foliar symptoms differ from those of red and white oak.
The frame was white oak, diagonally cross-braced with iron, planking and ceiling of hard pine, square fastened throughout.
Because of this characteristic, white oak is used for barrels for wine and whiskey production since it resists leaking.
The standard for the lumber of the white oak group all of which is marketed as white oak is the white oak.
It was traditionally made from red or white oak and wielded in pairs.
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