harewood

hare·wood

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hair-woo d]
- /ˈhɛərˌwʊd/
- /ˈheˌrwʊd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hair-woo d]
- /ˈhɛərˌwʊd/

Definitions of harewood word

noun harewood the greenish-gray wood of the sycamore maple, used for making furniture. 1
noun harewood the wood of a sycamore tree that has been stained for use in furniture making 0

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Origin of harewood

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; variant of obsolete airewood, equivalent to obsolete aire harewood (< dialectal German Ähre ≪ Vulgar Latin *acre, Latin acer maple) + wood1

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Parts of speech for Harewood

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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harewood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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