durmast
[
dur
-mast, -mahst]
/ˈdɜrˌmæst, -ˌmɑst/
noun
1.
a European oak,
Quercus petraea,
yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
Origin
1785-95;
short for
durmast oak,
perhaps erroneously for
dunmast oak;
see
dun
2
,
mast
2
British Dictionary definitions for
durmast
durmast
/
ˈdɜːˌmɑːst
/
noun
1.
Also called
sessile oak.
a large Eurasian oak tree,
Quercus petraea,
with lobed leaves and sessile acorns
Compare
pedunculate oak
2.
the heavy elastic wood of this tree, used in building and cabinetwork
Word Origin
C18: probably alteration of
dun mast;
see
dun
²,
mast
²