harewood

[ hair-woo d ]

/ ˈhɛərˌwʊd /

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noun

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

Nearby words

hareem, harelip, harem, harem pants, harestail, harewood, harewood house, harfleur, hargeisa, hargreaves, hari rud

Origin of harewood

1655–65; variant of obsolete airewood, equivalent to obsolete aire harewood (< dialectal German Ähre ≪ Vulgar Latin *acre, Latin acer maple) + wood¹

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Examples from the Web for harewood

Staines thought of the large, comfortable house in Harewood Square.
A Simpleton|Charles Reade
Now the fair young mistress of Harewood begged that her sister should be married there, and so it was decided.
Dorothy Payne, Quakeress|Ella Kent Barnard
Oh, I dare say it was very nonsensical—but don't you and Mr. Harewood talk nonsense sometimes?'
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge
"Harewood of pleasant memory and patriotic association," as an old writer has lovingly said.
Dorothy Payne, Quakeress|Ella Kent Barnard

Mr. Harewood was hastily arranging matters at home, and would be on his way to Southampton by the last train.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge