treen
See also: tréen
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
treen
- (obsolete) (deprecated template usage) plural of tree
- 1726, Torquato Tasso with Edward Fairfax (translator), Godfrey of Bulloigne, or the Recoverie of Jerusalem. Done into English heroicall verse from the Italian of Tasso by E. Fairefax[1], page 195:
- Erminia's Steed (this while) his Miſtreſs bore / Thro' Foreſts thick among the ſhady Treen,
Etymology 2
From Middle English treen, from Old English trīwen, from Proto-Germanic *triwīnaz, equivalent to tree + -en. See trencher, truncher.
Adjective
treen (comparative more treen, superlative most treen)
- (Now chiefly dialectal) Pertaining to or derived from trees; wooden; made of wood.
- 1674, William Camden, “Wise Speeches”, in Remains Concerning Britain: Their Languages, Names, Surnames, Allusions, Anagramms, Armories, Moneys, Impresses, Apparel, Artillerie, Wise Speeches, Proverbs, Poesies, Epitaphs[2], Charles Hopper, page 354:
- Theſe homely cups and diſhes pay truly for that they contain: I had rather drink out of treene, and pay gold and ſilver, than drink out of gold and ſilver, and make wooden payment.
- 1670 October 15, John Evelyn, chapter XVI, in Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesties Dominions[3], Second edition, Royal Society, page 75:
- To ſhew our Reader yet, that theſe are no novel Experiments, we are to know, that a large Tract of the World almoſt altogether ſubſiſt on theſe Treen Liquors; Eſpecially that of the Date,
Noun
treen (countable and uncountable, plural treens)
- Household articles made of wood.
- 1949, Edward Pinto, Treen; or, Small woodware throughout the ages, London: Batsford, page 1:
- References to treen are numerous in old English literature, particularly to chalices, cups, bowls, platters, and "services of treen".
- (Now chiefly dialectal, Scotland) A large wooden platter.
Synonyms
- (household articles made of wood): treenware
Etymology 3
Noun
treen (plural treens)
- A territorial division in the Isle of Man.
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English trīwen; equivalent to tre + -en (“made of”).
Alternative forms
Adjective
treen
Noun
treen pl
- (collectively) Items made of wood.
Descendants
- English: treen
References
- “treen, (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.
Etymology 2
From tre + -en (“plural suffix”).
Noun
treen
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