THE BIRCH

Meaning of THE BIRCH in English

chiefly historical a formal punishment in which a person is flogged with a bundle of birch twigs.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BIRCH — Any of about 40 species of short-lived ornamental and timber trees and shrubs of the genus Betula , the largest …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRCH — I. ˈbərch, ˈbə̄ch, ˈbəich noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English birche, birk, from Old English birce, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRCH — (v. t.) To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.
Английский словарь Webster
BIRCH — (a.) Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.
Английский словарь Webster
BIRCH — (n.) A birch-bark canoe.
Английский словарь Webster
BIRCH — (n.) A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
Английский словарь Webster
BIRCH — (n.) The wood or timber of the birch.
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BIRCH — (n.) A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called …
Английский словарь Webster
BIRCH — ( n. ) A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRCH — ( n. ) A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRCH — /berrch/ , n. 1. any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRCH — I. ˈbərch noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English beorc; akin to Old High German birka birch, Old English beorht …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIRCH — noun a birch-bark canoe. 2. birch ·noun the wood or timber of the birch. 3. birch ·adj of or pertaining …
Webster English vocab
BIRCH — [birch] n [ME, fr. OE beorc; akin to OHG birka birch, OE beorht bright, and prob. to L fraxinus ash …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRCH — any of about 40 species of short-lived ornamental and timber trees and shrubs constituting the genus Betula (family Betulaceae), distributed …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRCH — birch, Birch BrE AmE bɜːtʃ AmE bɝːtʃ ▷ birches, Birch's ˈbɜːtʃ ɪz -əz AmE ˈbɝːtʃ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRCH — / bɜːtʃ; NAmE bɜːrtʃ/ noun 1. [ C , U ] (also ˈbirch tree [ C ]) a tree with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRCH — birch /bɜːtʃ $ bɜːrtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: birce , beorc ] 1 . [uncountable …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BIRCH — n. & v. --n. 1 any tree of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark, bearing catkins, and found predominantly …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRCH — n. & v. n. 1 any tree of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark, bearing catkins, and found predominantly …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRCH — n. & v. --n. 1. any tree of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark, bearing catkins, and found predominantly …
Oxford English vocab
BIRCH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pine/beech/birch etc forest ▪ A narrow path led through the pine forest. silver birch …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRCH — (PUNISHMENT) [noun] [U] - the birch an official punishment in the past, which involved hitting a person across the bottom …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRCH — (ботаника) береза (Betula alba) розга сечь розгой birch береза ~ розга ~ сечь розгой birchrod: birchrod =birch ~ attr. березовый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIRCH — birch сущ.1) береза (дерево и древесина) 2) розга (орудие телесного наказания) Syn:rod 2. гл.сечь розгами Syn:whip 3. прил.березовый, из березы …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BIRCH — 1. сущ. 1) береза ( дерево и древесина ) 2) розга ( орудие телесного наказания ) Syn: rod 2. гл. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BIRCH — 1. сущ. 1) береза (дерево и древесина) 2) розга (орудие телесного наказания) Syn: rod 2. гл. сечь розгами Syn: whip 3. прил. березовый, из березы birch bark — березовая кора birch beer …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BIRCH — берёза (Betula) - Alaska birch - alder birch - American birch - American white birch - black birch - bog birch - Canadian birch - canoe birch - cherry …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BIRCH — берёза ( Betula ) - Alaska birch - alder birch - American birch - American white birch - black birch …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BIRCH — берёза - cherry birch - red birch
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
BIRCH — (ботаника) береза (Betula alba) розга сечь розгой birch береза ~ розга ~ сечь розгой birchrod: birchrod =birch ~ attr. березовый
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