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beech

English

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Etymology

From Middle English beche, from Old English b??e, from Proto-West Germanic *b?kij? (beech). Doublet of buky.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: b?ch, IPA(key): /bi?t??/
  • Rhymes: -i?t?
  • Homophone: beach

Noun

beech (plural beeches)

  1. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
  2. The wood of the beech tree.

Synonyms

  • beech tree

Derived terms

Translations

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beechen

English

Etymology

From Middle English bechen, from Old English b??en (made of beechwood, beechen), Proto-West Germanic *b?k?n, equivalent to beech +? -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (beechen).

Adjective

beechen (not comparable)

  1. Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech.

Translations

References

  • beechen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Adjective

beechen

  1. Alternative form of bechen

beechen From the web:

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