Beechen
/ˈbiːt͡ʃən/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech tree. not-comparable
"[T]o the altar each man brought some goodly offering, // A beechen cup brimming with milky foam, […]"
Adjective
- 1 consisting of or made of wood of the beech tree wordnet
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More examples"[T]o the altar each man brought some goodly offering, // A beechen cup brimming with milky foam, […]"
Etymology
From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn, equivalent to beech + -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”).