cedarn
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of cedarn
First recorded in 1625–35; cedar + -(e)n 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Down the green hill athwart a cedarn cover!
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
"I guess the part of it you're thinking of is: 'And west winds with musky wing Down the cedarn alleys fling 'Nard and Cassia's balmy smells.'"
From A Man for the Ages A Story of the Builders of Democracy by Adams, John Wolcott
But the picture of Sanchia and Melusine, two fair girls, standing together embraced under the cedarn shade had smitten deep into the well-cased heart of Cyrus Worthington.
From Rest Harrow A Comedy of Resolution by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
Sleep, white love, sleep, A cedarn cradle holds thee, And twilight, like a silver-woven coverlid, Enfolds thee.
From The Mountainy Singer by MacCathmhaoil, Seosamh
Roses of Rocknabad, Hyacinths of Bokhara;— Not a spray of cypress sad;— Narcissus and jessamine o'er Carved pillar and cedarn door; Pomegranates and bells of clear Tulips of far Kashmeer.
From Days and Dreams Poems by Cawein, Madison J.
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