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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COROMANDEL

COROMANDEL Cor `o *man "del (kr `-mn "del ), n. (Geol.)

 

Defn: The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola. -- Coromandel wood, Calamander wood.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

coromandel

cor o man del |ˌkôrəˈmandəl, ˌkär -ˈkɔrəmændəl | noun 1 (also coromandel wood or coromandel ebony ) a fine-grained, grayish-brown wood streaked with black, used in furniture. Also called calamander. 2 the Sri Lankan tree that yields this wood. [Diospyros quaesita, family Ebenaceae. ] adjective denoting a form of Asian lacquerware with intaglio designs. ORIGIN from Coromandel Coast, from which Asian lacquerware was originally transshipped.

 

Coromandel Coast

Cor o man del Coast |ˌkôrəˈmandəl ˌkɔrəmændl ˈkoʊst | the southern part of the eastern coast of India, from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River.

 

Oxford Dictionary

coromandel

coromandel |ˌkɒrəˈmand (ə )l | noun 1 (also coromandel wood or coromandel ebony ) [ mass noun ] a fine-grained, greyish-brown ebony streaked with black, used in furniture. Also called calamander. 2 the Sri Lankan tree that yields coromandel ebony. Diospyros quaesita, family Ebenaceae. adjective denoting a form of oriental lacquerware with intaglio designs. ORIGIN from Coromandel Coast, from which oriental lacquerware was originally transported.

 

Coromandel Coast

Coromandel Coast |ˌkɒrəˈmand (ə )l | the southern part of the east coast of India, from Point Calimere to the mouth of the Krishna River.