harewood

[hair-wood]

noun

1. the greenish-gray wood of the sycamore maple, used for making furniture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of harewood¹

1655–65; variant of obsolete airewood, equivalent to obsolete aire harewood (< dialectal German Ähre ≪ Vulgar Latin *acre, Latin acer maple) + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Pantisano, of Harewood Avenue in Westminster, was sentenced to 20 weeks' imprisonment suspended for two years.

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Ryan's adopted mother, Pam Bottomley, and her brother, Dennis, are played by Sharlene Whyte and David Harewood.

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The Nottinghamshire-set crime drama returns to BBC One on Sunday with Asher in a key plotline alongside stars including David Morrissey, Lesley Manville, David Harewood and Robert Lindsay.

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David Harewood shared a moving tribute to the journey and resilience of the team through the boos, jeers and attacks over the years.

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It is filmed at various locations across Leeds, including the Harewood Estate, and at studios on Kirkstall Road and Burley Road.

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