oaken

[ oh-kuhn ]

adjective

1. made of oak:

   the old oaken bucket.

2. of or relating to the oak tree.

oaken

/ ˈəʊkən /

adjective

1. made of the wood of the oak

Word History and Origins

Origin of oaken¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; oak, -en ²

Example Sentences

Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken rood-screen.

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Of the two ladies, one was well advanced in years, but the high-backed oaken chair in which she sat was not more upright than she.

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Frenziedly she caught at the heavy oaken table, and began to drag it across the room as Garnache had begged her.

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The fences are fastened to heavy oaken posts only three feet apart, and these posts are sunk five feet in the ground.

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Four oaken chairs covered with tapestry and placed around a square table were the sole furniture of the parlor.

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