timbered
Americanadjective
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made of or containing timber or timbers
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covered with trees; wooded
Other Word Forms
- nontimbered adjective
- overtimbered adjective
- untimbered adjective
Etymology
Origin of timbered
First recorded in 1375–1425, timbered is from the late Middle English word timbred. See timber, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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It encompasses more than 500,000 acres of heavily timbered lands that had lots of stored carbon.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2023
When the timbered framework and lead sheathing nears completion, at the end of this year, the statues will be put back.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023
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
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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