open-timbered
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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A mile on brings us to Hinxhill—a dear, old-world place—its picturesque little church, with ivy-covered walls, moss-grown roof, quaint open-timbered chancel, and fine stained-glass, all go to make a never-to-be-forgotten picture.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Newnes, George
Tables had been spread in the apartment which lent its name to the whole building—the hall proper—covered with a fine open-timbered roof, whose braces, purlins, and rafters made a brown thicket of oak overhead.
From A Changed Man; and other tales by Hardy, Thomas
The open-timbered ceiling had been decorated by an artist of some fame, who had sought in vain to give to this rich feeding place of the herd the grace of an Italian palace.
From Together by Herrick, Robert
Forest country, as distinct from scrub, is open-timbered country, with little undergrowth, and no vines or other creepers.
From Fruits of Queensland by Benson, Albert H.
Still on general course bearing of 95 1/2 degrees over open-timbered, well-grassed land.
From McKinlay's Journal of Exploration in the Interior of Australia by McKinlay, John
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