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beechwood

American  
[beech-wood] / ˈbitʃˌwʊd /

noun

  • beechwoods
    plural
  1. beech.


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Etymology

Origin of beechwood

First recorded in 1675–85; beech + wood 1

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The beechwood panels blanketing walls and balcony fronts are faceted to diffuse sound in jazzy patterns that evoke musical staves.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2022

Made in France, the Charlie Crane Levo Baby Rocker in beechwood with an organic, off-white padded seat is luxury fit for modern royalty.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2021

From bottle-less shampoo to tees made from recycled beechwood pulp, fashion and lifestyle brands are creating products that have a minimal effect on the environment and giving back in other ways.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2019

The guests climbed a beechwood staircase with a stained glass window, My Four Green Fields, representing Ireland’s four provinces.

From The Guardian Apr. 18, 2019

Presently he brought them cups of beechwood and an earthenware mixing bowl which held some wine very like vinegar, plentifully diluted with water.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

By the final stretch you will be hurtling through beechwoods and might spot the odd rabbit scampering past.

From The Guardian Mar. 13, 2017

The bailiff told Hardy that if they wished to have lunch in the mansion they could do so, after a walk in the beechwoods and by the lake and rosary.

From A Danish Parsonage by John Fulford Vicary

It sounds to the uninitiated half like a fairy-tale, when one says that the steam-boat goes up across the lakes over the mountains, from whence may be seen the outstretched pine and beechwoods below.

From True Story of My Life by Mary (Mary Botham) Howitt

The Squire's beechwoods were famous in the neighbourhood, and he was still proud of them; though for many years past they had gone unnoticed to decay, and were in some places badly diseased.

From Elizabeth's Campaign by Mrs. Humphry Ward

To hills how many has your tossed green given Likeness of an inverted cloudy heaven; How many English hills enlarge their pride Of shape and solitude By beechwoods darkening the steepest side!

From Poems New and Old by John Freeman

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