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linden.

Made of lime-wood.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɪn.dən/
  1. Made of lime-wood.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

noun/ˈlɪn.dən/
  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves.

    uncountable · usually
  2. The soft wood of such trees.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Middle English linden, from Old English linden (“linden”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *lindīnaz, from Proto-Germanic *lindō (“linden tree”), equivalent to lind + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German linden (“linden”, adjective), German Low German Linnenboom (“linden-tree”), West Frisian linenbeam (“linden-tree”), German linden (“linden”, adjective). The English noun developed from the adjective.

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