beechwood

[ beech-wood ]

noun

1. beech ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of beechwood¹

First recorded in 1675–85; beech + wood ¹

Example Sentences

Presumably we will not find them in the Beechwood Mansion or the Louis Comfort Tiffany studio.

From The Daily Beast

Schoolboys call tops made of boxwood, boxers; while the inferior ones, which are generally made of beechwood, they call bacons.

From Project Gutenberg

In silence he thrust his beechwood tablets into his pocket, and picked his pliable scaler's rule from the corner.

From Project Gutenberg

We have been longing to spend a night out of doors alone ever since we arrived at our camp in Beechwood Forest.

From Project Gutenberg

But with the opening of the camp in Beechwood Forest, Tory had neglected her responsibilities.

From Project Gutenberg

How different the atmosphere from the cool green shade of Beechwood Forest!

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