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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The birchen flotilla gained the outlet of Lake Erie, and, shooting downwards with the stream, landed beneath the palisades of Fort Schlosser.
From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis
Leave the windy birchen cot For my own, light happy lot, O'er thee I my veil will fling.
From Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe
It was a hundred years ago, When, by the woodland ways, The traveller saw the wild-deer drink, Or crop the birchen sprays.
From Poetical Works of William Cullen Bryant Household Edition by Stoddard, Richard Henry
The sturdy oaks in the greenwood stand, When the storm comes down amain, But the hazel and the birchen tree Are rooted from the plain.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
The night air was raw with the chill of thawing snow, and carried no sound but the soft tinkle of the sap as it dript swiftly into the birchen cups.
From The House in the Water A Book of Animal Stories by Bull, Charles Livingston
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