The reddish brown wood of quebracho trees (genus Schinopsis, especially S. lorentzii) yields commercial tannin.
It's all brown brick, brown wood panelling, and dark ambient lighting.
"They tend to think of classic Shaker design as stripped-down brown wood".
They were "brown wood" — Mr. Clarke's favorite insult, synonymous with shabby chic.
There was a lot of mahogany furniture contemptuously referred to as "brown wood" by professionals who cater to the wealthy.
The fragrant, reddish brown wood is used to build ships, houses, bridges, furniture, and vats and for ornamental carving.
Styles change, Mr. Castner said, "and brown wood is soft right now, but good stuff is always good stuff".
Looking at the rather tired-looking brown wood mantel in the front parlor in Harlem, he saw white.
The brown wood closets on the right, always stuffed with clothes, and the light-green Electrolux vacuum cleaner.
The occasion I remember best found us in one of those brown wood and stainless steel boutique hotels – Knightsbridge, I think – waiting for the actor Maggie Smith.
The gumbo-limbo, or incense tree (Bursera simaruba), has light, reddish brown wood that is used for fishing floats; its fragrant resin is used in incense.
