English Explanatory Dictionary

harewood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making
name
  1. A civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England, served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5328).
  2. A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2245).
  3. A neighbourhood of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
  5. A suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, and the location of Christchurch Airport.
  6. A surname.
  7. An English earldom.

Pronunciation

En-ca-harewood.ogg /ˈhɛːwʊd/

Word forms

harewood airwood hairwood Harewoods

Etymology

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

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