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Treen
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- 1 Pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood.
"To ſhew our Reader yet, that theſe are no novel Experiments, we are to know, that a large Tract of the World almoſt altogether ſubſiſt on theſe Treen Liquors; Eſpecially that of the Date,"
- 1 A village in St Levan parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW3923). countable, uncountable
- 2 A hamlet in Zennor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW4337). countable, uncountable
- 3 A habitational surname from Cornish. countable, uncountable
- 1 plural of tree form-of, obsolete, plural
"Erminia's Steed (this while) his Miſtreſs bore / Thro' Foreſts thick among the ſhady Treen,"
- 2 Household articles made of wood. countable, uncountable
"Theſe homely cups and diſhes pay truly for that they contain: I had rather drink out of treene, and pay gold and ſilver, than drink out of gold and ſilver, and make wooden payment."
- 3 A territorial division in the Isle of Man.
- 4 A large wooden platter. Scotland, countable, uncountable
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Equivalent to tree + -en.
From Middle English treen, from Old English triewen, from Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz, equivalent to tree + -en. See trencher, truncher.
From Middle English treen, from Old English triewen, from Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz, equivalent to tree + -en. See trencher, truncher.
Anglicized form of Cornish Tredhin, a placename composed of the elements tre (“farmstead”) and din (“fort”).
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