Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
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- noun The
bark of thebirch tree, especially the white bark of thepaper birch , Betula papyrifera. - noun A piece of this bark, formerly used for
writing on.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
- noun a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
Etymologies
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Examples
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The troughs in the cement become shallow graves; the birchbark on her wrists in one of the Daphne images is a bracelet and also a bandage.
When One Act Colors a Lifetime of Work Richard B. Woodward 2011
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'Come, get a fire started,' he commanded, drawing out the precious matchbox with its attendant strips of dry birchbark.
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How to carry fire in a piece of smouldering fungus wrapped in birchbark.
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With its full stealth, supersonic cruise capability, and electronics that make the Starship Enterprise look like a birchbark canoe, it is utterly unmatched as a fighter aircraft.
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We are literally still in the birchbark canoe stage of space exploration, testing the waters.
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There are ship models, death masks of Lincoln and Beethoven his favorite composer, a gun collection, horse ecorches, an authentic birchbark canoe, a native American drum, a skull with a bowler hat, saddles, and a lantern slide projector, which he used for projecting up his preliminary drawings.
N.C. Wyeth's Studio James Gurney 2010
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Due to my completely unbalanced love of canoes -- birchbark canoes in particular -- the images that first come to mind when thinking of N.C.
Quest for Immortality James Gurney 2010
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There are ship models, death masks of Lincoln and Beethoven his favorite composer, a gun collection, horse ecorches, an authentic birchbark canoe, a native American drum, a skull with a bowler hat, saddles, and a lantern slide projector, which he used for projecting up his preliminary drawings.
Archive 2010-05-01 James Gurney 2010
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Walls and roofs were made of horizontal boards, insulated with birchbark, and covered with weather-tight wooden shingles.42 Other Acadian house-types varied in the construction of walls.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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Two days after the battle, the Indians began to torture their captives by fire and water, burning them with birchbark torches.
Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008
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