birch bark
Noun: 1. The outer protective layer of a birch tree: This is the literal meaning, referring to the thin, papery, and often white or silvery bark that naturally covers the trunk and branches of birch trees. 2. A material or substance: Refers to this bark when it is harvested and used as a material for making various items, historically important for its durability, flexibility, and water-resistant properties.
- As the tree's covering:
- The birch bark peeled off the tree in thin, papery sheets.
- They collected strips of birch bark from the forest floor.
- As a material:
- Traditional crafts often use birch bark for making containers.
- The artist etched a beautiful design onto the piece of birch bark.
- Historical/Anthropological Context: "Birch bark" is frequently discussed in the context of indigenous technologies and historical craftsmanship, particularly in North America and Northern Europe, where it was essential for making canoes, shelters, and writing surfaces.
- The museum displayed examples of birch bark biting, an indigenous art form.
- Birchbark (adj): Often used as a compound adjective to describe objects made from this material.
- They built a birchbark canoe.
- Birch (n): The type of tree itself.
- Bark (n): The general term for the protective outer covering of a tree trunk or branch.
- Rind: (More general, for trees or plants)
- Cortex: (Botanical term for plant bark)
The provided reference context defines "birch bark" specifically as "a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree." This is a specialized, metonymic usage where the material ("birch bark") names the object famously made from it (a canoe). The primary and more common definitions are listed above. This canoe-specific meaning would fall under advanced or contextual usage.
-
a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ gần giống
Từ chứa "birch bark"
