timbered

[ tim-berd ]

adjective

1. made of or furnished with timber.
2. covered with growing trees; wooded:

   timbered acres.

ˈtimbered

/ ˈtɪmbəd /

adjective

1. made of or containing timber or timbers
2. covered with trees; wooded

Other Words From

• non·timbered adjective
• over·timbered adjective
• un·timbered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of timbered¹

First recorded in 1375–1425, timbered is from the late Middle English word timbred. See timber, -ed ³

Example Sentences

It encompasses more than 500,000 acres of heavily timbered lands that had lots of stored carbon.

From Seattle Times

After motoring through a narrow waterway, past smooth, rounded cliffs backed by pine forests and the occasional red timbered cottage, we entered a wide-open bay, steered the bow into the wind and raised the sails.

From New York Times

When the timbered framework and lead sheathing nears completion, at the end of this year, the statues will be put back.

From Los Angeles Times

She told the hearing the first and second taser cartridges had had no visible effect but after Monk had fired a third, the ex-footballer had "timbered" to the floor and hit the road.

From BBC

Inside Westminster Hall, beneath the timbered medieval ceiling where Anne Boleyn dined in 1533 after her coronation at nearby Westminster Abbey, there was a hushed reverence.

From Salon

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