timbered
Americanadjective
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made of or containing timber or timbers
-
covered with trees; wooded
Other Word Forms
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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Total 655,055 1,215,511 1,870,566 Vancouver: Clarke 4,787 4,787 Timbered and agricultural.
From A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 by Howell, Ithamar
Timbered section near Weehawken Shaft, showing method of placing waterproofing and keying arch.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The Bergen Hill Tunnels. Paper No. 1154 by Lavis, F.
“He did grow And thrive well; He broke oxen, Made plows; Timbered houses, Made barns, Made carts, And drove the plow.”
From Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Half Timbered Construction.—A mode of building in which a framework of timbers is displayed and the spaces between them are filled in with plaster or tiles.
From Architecture Gothic and Renaissance by Smith, T. Roger (Thomas Roger)
Timbered Creek.—Road passes over a very elevated prairie country, and descends by a long hill into the beautiful valley of Timbered Creek. 11-1/2.
From The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions by Marcy, Randolph Barnes
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