Definitions
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- noun A very
dark andhard tropical timber, from the tree species Millettia laurentii.
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Examples
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Made entirely of molded eco-friendly oak, it is available in its natural color or stained wenge.
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The interior floors are either wenge hardwood or Brandy Crag, a bluish/gray English stone.
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The kitchen has wenge-wood cabinets, glass tiles and white-glass countertops.
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This cabinet made of wenge veneer uses aluminum side plates for a design-forward aesthetic.
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The Nemo is a simple, stylish desk available in beech (light wood) or wenge (dark wood).
Archive 2008-04-01 Thatsnews 2008
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The top is available in a variety of woods including walnut, rift-cut white oak, teak and wenge.
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Shades of sand and brown wenge wood dominate, and the elegant, window-lined corridors recall old steamships.
The Great Escape Tyrnauer, Matt 2008
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The whole office was one diaphanous space made of glass, steel, and wenge, the dark African wood.
The Moses Expedition Juan Gómez-Jurado 2007
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The whole office was one diaphanous space made of glass, steel, and wenge, the dark African wood.
The Moses Expedition Juan Gómez-Jurado 2007
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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.
littlestar commented on the word wenge
Deeper than deep brown, usually in reference to varnished wood. Pronounced "when-gay"
February 6, 2008
yarb commented on the word wenge
Great word, littelstar! I prefer the monosyllabic pronunciation though. To rhyme with henge. A wenge henge.
February 7, 2008
vendingmachine commented on the word wenge
Dark brown wood color with copper undertones. Actual wenge wood comes from the endangered Millettia laurentii legume tree.
June 22, 2015