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timberish en · ADJ

Etymology

From timber + -ish.

Meanings

1. (rare) Resembling or consisting of timber.
   • Thanks to Mr Chris Carter for 'Windytops', which was his teenage nickname for his half-timberish family home. 2014, Kate Saunders, Five Children on the Western Front, London: Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 325:
   • I called at the off-licence and got the bottle of disturbingly timberish wine, and then I got to Jack's too early. 2002, Patrick Thompson, Seeing the Wires, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 124:
   • "Oakleigh, Oaktree," said the Captain, "sound name that, sir,—it has a tough, timberish sound in the mouth,—you're health, Mr. Oakleigh,—here's to our better acquaintance. 1843, W. H. M Holmes, Oakleigh; Or, the Minor of Great Expectations, London: T. C. Newby, page 82:
   • Another important aspect of vernacular traditions is the way materials are used. The Modernist notion that wood produces essentially "timberish" buildings and brick essentially "bricky" buildings has a lot to do with a simplistic view both of history and the vernacular. 1982, Michael Foster, editor, Architecture: Style, Structure and Design, North Dighton, M.A.: JG Press, published 1997, →ISBN, page 205:

Forms

Synonyms

timbery · timberlike