Etymology
Origin of birchen
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at birch, -en 2
Example Sentences
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Then turned and went aside and trembling climbed The sloping birchen tree and reached the roof.
From On Strike Till 3 by Balfour, Grant
Even the fairy lore of my first-formed library—that of the birchen box—had impressed me less.
From My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. by Miller, Hugh
They are like the folds of the birchen bark, thrown off as soon as formed, to give place to new ones.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various
Here he stooped down, and pulled out a small birchen canoe, almost as light as paper.
From The Frontier Angel A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
Will you await me at half past ten in the birchen hut?
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von
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