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Definition of mahogany noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mahogany

noun
 
/məˈhɒɡəni/
 
/məˈhɑːɡəni/
[uncountable]
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  1. the hard red-brown wood of a tropical tree, used for making furniture
    • a mahogany table
  2. a red-brown colour
    • skin tanned to a deep mahogany
    3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: of unknown origin.
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