birchbark

birchbark
birchbark (n.) 1640s, Amer.Eng., from BIRCH (Cf. birch) (n.) + BARK (Cf. bark) (n.). Old English had beorcrind.

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  • birchbark — birch bark n. a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree. Syn: birchbark canoe. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • birchbark — noun a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree • Syn: ↑birchbark canoe, ↑birch bark • Hypernyms: ↑canoe …   Useful english dictionary

  • birchbark canoe — noun a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree • Syn: ↑birchbark, ↑birch bark • Hypernyms: ↑canoe …   Useful english dictionary

  • birchbark — noun a) The bark of the birch tree, especially the paper birch. b) A piece of this bark, formerly used for writing on …   Wiktionary

  • birchbark — n. bark of birch tree; canoe made with the bark of a birch tree …   English contemporary dictionary

  • birchbark — noun the impervious bark of the North American paper birch, formerly used by American Indians to make canoes and other items …   English new terms dictionary

  • Canoe — A canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes usually are pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be covered. In its human… …   Wikipedia

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  • Birch bark — or birchbark is generally understood to be the bark of the Paper Birch tree ( Betula papyrifera ), or sometimes of related species such as Gray (Wire) Birch ( Betula populifolia ).The strong and water resistant cardboard like bark can be easily… …   Wikipedia

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