timbered
Americanadjective
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made of or containing timber or timbers
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covered with trees; wooded
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Etymology
Origin of timbered
First recorded in 1375–1425, timbered is from the late Middle English word timbred. See timber, -ed 3
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Inside Westminster Hall, beneath the timbered medieval ceiling where Anne Boleyn dined in 1533 after her coronation at nearby Westminster Abbey, there was a hushed reverence.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2022
Practically speaking, locals consider Island Park to be a vast area of timbered hills and valleys stretching 30 miles north-south through Fremont County and a clear 18 miles across it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
The fire was burning through all kinds of different terrain — from steep, thickly timbered areas to flatter brush and grasslands — with its sheer size posing logistical hurdles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
The cozy, timbered room exists in a permanent state of imperishable romance.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
The buildings on either side of him had high, timbered gables; they looked like gingerbread houses.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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