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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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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

The most popular is the quietly elegant Blake, which features vertical tufting, gray upholstery and square feet made of beechwood.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 26, 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

“I’ve been giving these out the past couple of months. They’re printed on beechwood and they’re really graphic and nicely made.”

From Slate Jul. 14, 2018

They made the glass from a mixture of beechwood ash and washed sand that was melted at high temperatures.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay

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

From The Guardian Mar. 13, 2017

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 Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)

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 Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

I will venture to say that the whole grew out of my heart; all the recollections of our beechwoods and the open sea were blended in it.

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

He went for a long walk through the October beechwoods, under a windy sky, and in a drift of falling leaves, wondering with a renewed freshness at the haunting futilities of life....

From Marriage by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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