oak woodn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈəʊk wʊd/, U.S.

/ˈoʊk ˌwʊd/

Forms: see oak n. and wood n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oak n., wood n.¹

Etymology: < oak n. + wood n.¹ With sense A. 1 compare Dutch eikenwoud, Middle High German eichwalt (German †Eichwald, Eichenwald).

A. n.

1. A wood or forest consisting wholly or chiefly of oak trees.

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oak woodOE

oak barren1802

OE Bounds (Sawyer 1596) in D. Hooke Worcs. Anglo-Saxon Charter-bounds (1990) 397 Of ðam ealdan secg more onan betwynan ac wudu and wulle [read pulle] lea, & swa æfre betwyx þam twam wudan in alra broc.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. x. 9 Ane thyk ayk wod..Belappys all the said cuthill about.

1771 T. Smollett To Dr. Lewis in Humphry Clinker III. 39 A very little above its source, on the lake, stands the house of Cameron, belonging to Mr. Smollett, so embosomed in an oak wood, that we did not see it till we were within fifty yards of the door.

1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 6 Sept. 593 Land, great part of which consists of oak-woods.

1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 102 The Spring Usher..appears in oak woods the end of February.

1881 ‘V. Lee’ Belcaro vii. 194 Among the undulating fields and oakwoods.

1919 Jrnl. Ecol. 7 67 When a dry oakwood or mixed wood on the same soil is cleared for planting conifers, the old ground vegetation..appears to give place to a heath flora.

1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) xxi. 334 Note the growth of shrubs with bright flowers on the edge of oakwoods and in glades.

1991 National Trust Mag. Spring 21/1 The oak wood above the house is carpeted in spring with snowdrops and bluebells.

2. The wood or timber of the oak tree.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > oak

oakOE

oak wood1504

1504 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 188 They have sold oke wood at Nesfeld.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §625 The Conservation of Fruit would be also tried in Vessels, filled with Fine Sand,..Or in Meal and Flower; Or in Oakwood; or in Mill.

1659 R. Cocks Diary 4 Jan. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary (1996) 26 This necessitous ingenuity has..supplyed..oak wood to dy with instead of Galls.

1747 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 572 The Moor-Water..is exactly of the Colour of Coffee; and made so by reason of such great Quantities of Oak and Fir-Wood, that we frequently dig out of these Moors.

1812 J. Hodgson in J. Raine Mem. J. Hodgson (1857) I. 94 The low-main coal is kept perfectly dry by tubbing the watery seams with a circular casing of oak wood.

1849 J. F. Cooper Sea Lions II. xi. 157 Fortunately, there was found a pair of bellows; and by means of a judicious use of this very useful implement, the oak wood was got into a bright blaze.

1890 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough II. iv. 293 The needfire was..kindled by the friction of oak-wood.

1957 R. H. Thomson Naturally Occurring Quinones v. 259 Oak wood stained green in this way [sc. by the fungus Chlorosplenium] was used at one time in making a special kind of marquetry.

2002 Guardian 4 May 3/2 Further controls will be imposed including a ban on oak wood.

3. Growing oak timber; oak trees collectively; oak forest or woodland. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > oak-trees

oak wood1801

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > oak as timber tree > collectively

oak wood1801

1801 H. Macneill Poet. Wks. II. 114 The cliffs crown'd with oakwood.

1988 RSPB New Members Brochure (BNC) On the left is a conical hill, clothed with oakwood.

B. adj.

Made of oak wood.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > oak

oaken1393

roborean1656

roburnean1656

oak wood1957

1957 R. Bly in New Poets Eng. & Amer. 25 The choked Missouri..Rides down, as my mind at this oakwood table.

1989 A. Tan Joy Luck Club 163 A bleached oakwood chair.

1991 Financial Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. i Tastes are changing a great deal. Ten years ago I would only have had traditional Flemish oakwood furniture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oak wood
释义	oak woodn.adj. Brit. /ˈəʊk wʊd/, U.S. /ˈoʊk ˌwʊd/ Forms: see oak n. and wood n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oak n., wood n.¹ Etymology: < oak n. + wood n.¹ With sense A. 1 compare Dutch eikenwoud, Middle High German eichwalt (German †Eichwald, Eichenwald). A. n. 1. A wood or forest consisting wholly or chiefly of oak trees. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > assemblage of oak woodOE oak barren1802 OE Bounds (Sawyer 1596) in D. Hooke Worcs. Anglo-Saxon Charter-bounds (1990) 397 Of ðam ealdan secg more onan betwynan ac wudu and wulle [read pulle] lea, & swa æfre betwyx þam twam wudan in alra broc. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1959) viii. x. 9 Ane thyk ayk wod..Belappys all the said cuthill about. 1771 T. Smollett To Dr. Lewis in Humphry Clinker III. 39 A very little above its source, on the lake, stands the house of Cameron, belonging to Mr. Smollett, so embosomed in an oak wood, that we did not see it till we were within fifty yards of the door. 1823 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 6 Sept. 593 Land, great part of which consists of oak-woods. 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 102 The Spring Usher..appears in oak woods the end of February. 1881 ‘V. Lee’ Belcaro vii. 194 Among the undulating fields and oakwoods. 1919 Jrnl. Ecol. 7 67 When a dry oakwood or mixed wood on the same soil is cleared for planting conifers, the old ground vegetation..appears to give place to a heath flora. 1939 E. D. Laborde tr. E. de Martonne Shorter Physical Geogr. (rev. ed.) xxi. 334 Note the growth of shrubs with bright flowers on the edge of oakwoods and in glades. 1991 National Trust Mag. Spring 21/1 The oak wood above the house is carpeted in spring with snowdrops and bluebells. 2. The wood or timber of the oak tree. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [noun] > oak oakOE oak wood1504 1504 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) 188 They have sold oke wood at Nesfeld. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §625 The Conservation of Fruit would be also tried in Vessels, filled with Fine Sand,..Or in Meal and Flower; Or in Oakwood; or in Mill. 1659 R. Cocks Diary 4 Jan. in D. W. Hayton Parl. Diary (1996) 26 This necessitous ingenuity has..supplyed..oak wood to dy with instead of Galls. 1747 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 572 The Moor-Water..is exactly of the Colour of Coffee; and made so by reason of such great Quantities of Oak and Fir-Wood, that we frequently dig out of these Moors. 1812 J. Hodgson in J. Raine Mem. J. Hodgson (1857) I. 94 The low-main coal is kept perfectly dry by tubbing the watery seams with a circular casing of oak wood. 1849 J. F. Cooper Sea Lions II. xi. 157 Fortunately, there was found a pair of bellows; and by means of a judicious use of this very useful implement, the oak wood was got into a bright blaze. 1890 J. G. Frazer Golden Bough II. iv. 293 The needfire was..kindled by the friction of oak-wood. 1957 R. H. Thomson Naturally Occurring Quinones v. 259 Oak wood stained green in this way [sc. by the fungus Chlorosplenium] was used at one time in making a special kind of marquetry. 2002 Guardian 4 May 3/2 Further controls will be imposed including a ban on oak wood. 3. Growing oak timber; oak trees collectively; oak forest or woodland. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > tree or shrub groups > oak and allies > [noun] > oak-trees oak wood1801 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > [noun] > oak as timber tree > collectively oak wood1801 1801 H. Macneill Poet. Wks. II. 114 The cliffs crown'd with oakwood. 1988 RSPB New Members Brochure (BNC) On the left is a conical hill, clothed with oakwood. B. adj. Made of oak wood. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood of specific trees > [adjective] > oak oaken1393 roborean1656 roburnean1656 oak wood1957 1957 R. Bly in New Poets Eng. & Amer. 25 The choked Missouri..Rides down, as my mind at this oakwood table. 1989 A. Tan Joy Luck Club 163 A bleached oakwood chair. 1991 Financial Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. i Tastes are changing a great deal. Ten years ago I would only have had traditional Flemish oakwood furniture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.OE
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