beechen
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn, equivalent to beech + -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”).
Adjective[edit]
beechen (not comparable)
- Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech.
Translations[edit]
consisting, or made, of wood or bark of the beech
References[edit]
- “beechen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
beechen
- Alternative form of bechen
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- en:Beech family plants
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