fumed oak

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   oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork

   Broaderoak

Questions about fumed oak

What does fumed oak mean?

fumed oak means "oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork".

Is fumed oak a common word?

fumed oak is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.