legno

Definitions of legno
  1. noun
    the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
    synonyms: legname
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    ebano, ebeno
    hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
    durame
    the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood
    stipa
    the wood from bushes or small branches
    ceppo, ciocco
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
    segatura
    fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
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    materia di origine vegetale
    material derived from plants
  2. noun
    a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
    synonyms: veliero
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    brigantino
    two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
    galeone
    a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
    ketch
    a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
    veleggiatore
    a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
    goletta
    sailing vessel used in former times
    corvetta, scialuppa, sloop
    a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
    yawl
    a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
    catamarano
    a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
    trimarano
    a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
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    imbarcazione, natante
    a craft designed for water transportation
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