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beechwood

American  
[beech-wood] / ˈbitʃˌwʊd /

noun

beechwoods plural
  1. beech.


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Etymology

Origin of beechwood

First recorded in 1675–85; beech + wood 1

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The beechwood panels blanketing walls and balcony fronts are faceted to diffuse sound in jazzy patterns that evoke musical staves.

From New York Times Sep. 29, 2022

Made in France, the Charlie Crane Levo Baby Rocker in beechwood with an organic, off-white padded seat is luxury fit for modern royalty.

From Seattle Times May 26, 2021

Marine Layer, a San Francisco-based brand that uses recycled beechwood for its ultra-soft tees, applies its eco-conscious principles to this easy-wear jumpsuit.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2019

“I’ve been giving these out the past couple of months. They’re printed on beechwood and they’re really graphic and nicely made.”

From Slate Jul. 14, 2018

It was the lanyard he’d made, tied to a little ball of beechwood that he’d rounded and sanded carefully.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

By the final stretch you will be hurtling through beechwoods and might spot the odd rabbit scampering past.

From The Guardian Mar. 13, 2017

I must take a gold-bound pipe, And outmatch the bubbling call From the beechwoods in the sunlight, From the meadows in the rain.

From Sappho: One Hundred Lyrics by Carman, Bliss

They followed the little brook at the foot of the orchard, and climbing the fence, found themselves once more in the beechwoods.

From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Speed, Nell

I climbed through great beechwoods, which seemed in the twilight like some green place far below the sea, and then over a short stretch of hill pasture to the rim of the vale.

From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John

So Hardy walked with the Pastor and his daughter through the beechwoods and by the lake.

From A Danish Parsonage by Vicary, John Fulford

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