treen
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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another name for treenware
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the art of making treenware
Etymology
Origin of treen
First recorded before 1000; Middle English adjective trene, trein, Old English trēowen, triwen. tree, -en 2
Example Sentences
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Councilmember Kent Treen, the sole council member to vote against a development agreement for the Town Center project in December 2022, did not return requests for comment.
From Seattle Times
This year's Funniest Joke of the Fringe winner is Lorna Rose Treen with her one-liner about a zookeeper.
From BBC
Comedian Lorna Rose Treen was voted the winner with her pun: "I started dating a zookeeper, but it turned out he was a cheetah."
From BBC
Moran and Malchow, along with Councilmember Kent Treen, were in the minority vote against dropping the appeal.
From Seattle Times
Councilmember Karen Moran echoed Treen, and said in a later interview that releasing the information would be a liability to the city and pointless, because Rudat already has departed.
From Seattle Times
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