Etymology
Origin of birchen
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at birch, -en 2
Example Sentences
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Rise, rise, ye rivers that flow swiftly to the sea, until the birchen forest in the valley be all flooded with a mighty rush of waters!
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Loretta Ellen Brady
The early frosts brought those pale leaves down, Ere the storms of winter came; And stripp'd and bare stood my birchen tree, But a wreck to tell its name.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by John Roby
Then she made anxious haste to empty and replace the last of the birchen cups before she should be left in darkness to grope her way back to the cabin.
From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Charles Livingston Bull
There, on the rough birchen bench, something white gleams.
From 'O Thou, My Austria!' by Ossip Schubin
Second, a hanging shelf in one corner, with a dozen or two of dingy small bottles and vials, and a rod lying across it, apparently made from a black birchen switch, peeled in sections.
From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Henry Morford
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