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birchen

American  
[bur-chuhn] / ˈbɜr tʃən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to birch.

  2. made or consisting of birch.

    birchen furniture.


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.

From Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 by Lockwood, John

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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