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birch
[ burch ]
noun
- any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Compare birch family.
- the wood itself.
- a birch rod, or a bundle of birch twigs, used especially for whipping.
adjective
verb (used with object)
- to beat or punish with or as if with a birch:
The young ruffians were birched soundly by their teacher.
birch
/ 产蓽藧迟蕛 /
noun
- any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark See also silver birch
- the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees
- the bircha bundle of birch twigs or a birch rod used, esp formerly, for flogging offenders
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the birch
- consisting or made of birch
verb
- tr to flog with a birch
Derived Forms
- 藞产颈谤肠丑别苍, adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of birch1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of birch1
Example Sentences
It has been trying to restore the woodlands by introducing downy birch, sessile oak, hazel, willow, aspen and alder as well as endangered tree species such as Arran whitebeam.
A simple white and birch cabinet from Ikea serves as her island.
The use of olive and reed wood and birch bark pitch in the making of arrows reveals an unprecedented degree of precision and technical mastery, as highlighted in the study, published in Scientific Reports.
In an outdoor trial to test performance under real life conditions, they attached the sensor to birch leaves to track changes in leaf color during autumn, leaf fall, and aging over two weeks.
There, archaeologists found two pieces of flint encased in birch tar residue, indicating the flint pieces were once hafted to other objects.
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