linden
pronunciation
How to pronounce linden in British English:
UK [ˈlɪndən]
How to pronounce linden in American English:
US [ˈlɪndən]
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- Noun:
- soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork
- any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber
Word Origin
- linden
- linden: see lime
- linden (n.)
- "the lime tree," 1570s, noun use of an adjective, "of linden wood," from Old English lind "linden" (n.), from Proto-Germanic *lindjo (cognates: Old Saxon linda, Old Norse lind, Old High German linta, German linde), probably from PIE *lent-o- "flexible" (see lithe); with reference to the tree's pliant bast. Compare Russian lutĭijó "forest of lime trees," Polish łęt "switch, twig," Lithuanian lenta "board, plank."
Example
- 1. And dennis linden understood that all his fears were true .
- 2. Richard juhlin , a swedish champagne expert , hailed the drink 's " very strong , intense bouquet " and reported tasting hints of chanterelle mushrooms and linden blossom .
- 3. And why is linden working so aggressively to empower easy traveling from second life and into opensim ?
- 4. The manager at the el monte branch in linden , new jersey is seeing double-digit growth over last year .
- 5. But you won 't find any linden dollars , eve isk or facebook credits down the back of the couch .