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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No rustle from the birchen stem, No ripple from the waters hem.
Will you await me at half past ten in the birchen hut?
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von
No signs of idleness would have greeted his eye; the young warrior did not recline in the shadow of his birchen lodge enjoying the 2comforts of summer life in mid forest.
From Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind by Harbaugh, Thomas Chalmers
But other folk declare that on dark misty nights a pair resembling them are often seen to wander through the dim aisles of a certain birchen forest where the silver foxes are found.
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Brady, Loretta Ellen
The wall of ice that bound the birchen forest broke and with a roar plunged down into the sea.
From The Green Forest Fairy Book by Brady, Loretta Ellen
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