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Gand Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Rich dark wood

Hi everyone,
From this sentence, what does "rich dark wood" means?;
"At one time the shop must have been more prosperous, for the shelves were of rich dark wood."
Does it means "the wood is very dark" or "the wood is dark and glossy"?
Thank you so much.
  

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" Rich - it is very expensive. Woods such as mahogany and cherry are dark and lustrous. Furniture made of these woods are costly.

  • " Rich - it is very expensive.
  • Woods such as mahogany and cherry are dark and lustrous.
  • Furniture made of these woods are costly.
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"rich dark wood."

Rich - it is very expensive. Woods such as mahogany and cherry are dark and lustrous. Furniture made of these woods are costly.
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