timbered
Americanadjective
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made of or containing timber or timbers
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covered with trees; wooded
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of timbered
First recorded in 1375–1425, timbered is from the late Middle English word timbred. See timber, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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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 ● Jul. 25, 2023
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 ● Sep. 20, 2022
The river was timbered and troughed and cemented over, mile after mile.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2022
Practically speaking, locals consider Island Park to be a vast area of timbered hills and valleys stretching 30 miles north-south through Fremont County and a clear 18 miles across it.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2021
When they finally spied Castle Black, its timbered keeps and stone towers looked like nothing more than a handful of toy blocks scattered on the snow, beneath the vast wall of ice.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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