afforestedadj.

Brit.

/əˈfɒrᵻstᵻd/, U.S.

/əˈfɔrəstəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afforest v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < afforest v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier forested adj.

Chiefly British.

Of land: that has been afforested (in either sense of the verb). Also: that is covered with trees; forested.

ΚΠ

1806 Encycl. Perthensis I. 287/2 Commissions were granted to..separate all the afforested lands, and reconvert them to the uses of their proprietors.

1836 G. N. Wright New & Comprehensive Gazetteer III. 312/2 The afforested parts are..intersected by deep marshes and extensive savannahs.

1873 Q. Rev. 135 154 The whole of the afforested parts of Devon.

1895 R. C. de Crespigny & H. Hutchinson New Forest (1903) 43 By the time of King John the afforested area had so increased that it had become a subject of dissatisfaction to the whole nation.

1980 A. D. Bradshaw & M. J. Chadwick Restoration of Land vi. 75 In afforested colliery spoil there is considerable increase in woodlice.

2000 R. G. W. Anderson in F. L. Holmes & T. H. Levere Instruments & Exper. Hist. Chem. i. 18 A Wealden glasshouse, situated in the afforested area between the North and South Downs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afforested
释义	afforestedadj. Brit. /əˈfɒrᵻstᵻd/, U.S. /əˈfɔrəstəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afforest v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < afforest v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier forested adj. Chiefly British. Of land: that has been afforested (in either sense of the verb). Also: that is covered with trees; forested. ΚΠ 1806 Encycl. Perthensis I. 287/2 Commissions were granted to..separate all the afforested lands, and reconvert them to the uses of their proprietors. 1836 G. N. Wright New & Comprehensive Gazetteer III. 312/2 The afforested parts are..intersected by deep marshes and extensive savannahs. 1873 Q. Rev. 135 154 The whole of the afforested parts of Devon. 1895 R. C. de Crespigny & H. Hutchinson New Forest (1903) 43 By the time of King John the afforested area had so increased that it had become a subject of dissatisfaction to the whole nation. 1980 A. D. Bradshaw & M. J. Chadwick Restoration of Land vi. 75 In afforested colliery spoil there is considerable increase in woodlice. 2000 R. G. W. Anderson in F. L. Holmes & T. H. Levere Instruments & Exper. Hist. Chem. i. 18 A Wealden glasshouse, situated in the afforested area between the North and South Downs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1806
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