Meaning of Malacca cane | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Calamus scipionum, a species of thick rattan climbing palm native to Southeast Asia; its material; (inexact) closely similar species and their material.
   uncountable
2. A walking stick made of C. scipionum or similar material with a rich but mottled brown color.
   countable

Examples

“The mallets or sticks [sc. used in polo] are generally of malacca cane.”

“Malacca cane grows in clumps in the jungle.”

“The well-known ‘Malacca Canes’... do not occur about Malacca itself, but are imported from Siak, on the opposite coast of Sumatra.”

“Malacca canes have frequently to be colored in parts.”

“Adrian checked the orchid at his buttonhole, inspected the spats at his feet, gave the lavender gloves a twitch, smoothed down his waistcoat, tucked the ebony Malacca-cane under his arm, swallowed twice and pushed wide the changing-room door.”

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