English Explanatory Dictionary

beechen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːt͡ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jtle515-beechen.wav

Word forms

beechen

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”).

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