Oaken Definition

ōkən
adjective
Made of the wood of the oak.
Webster's New World

Made from the wood of the oak tree.

Wiktionary

Origin of Oaken

  • From Middle English oken, from Old English ācen (“of oak"), equivalent to oak +"Ž -en. Cognate with Dutch eiken (“oaken"), German eichen (“oaken"), Icelandic eikinn (“oaken").

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Oaken Sentence Examples

  • The press box first consisted of strongly bound oaken planks, but later on cast-iron boxes were introduced.

  • A special feature of interest in Howarth Hall is the oaken wainscot of the great dining room.

  • Among the Perpendicular additions to the church last named may be noted a very beautiful oaken roodscreen.

  • As he leaned upon a thick oaken cudgel his shoulders heaved in the effort to draw the air into his lungs.

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Words Starting With

OOAOAK

Words Ending With

NENKEN

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oaken

Words Starting With O and Ending With N

Starts With O & Ends With NStarts With OA & Ends With NStarts With O & Ends With EN

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With O5 Letter Words Ending With N