Oaken

Word OAKEN
Character 5
Hyphenation oak en
Pronunciations /əʊk.ən/

Definitions and meanings of "Oaken"

What do we mean by oaken?

Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.

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The word "oaken" in example sentences

The example he gave was "oaken", which is not quite the same as "made of oak". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Beyond an oaken dressing-table, with an orderly litter of combs and brushes and dainty feminine knickknacks, there was no sign of its being used as a bedroom. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Aidan woke, blinking up into the gray of predawn, confusion at his whereabouts making him question the heavy oaken beams above his head, the draft from a rattling set of windows, and the dampness in the smelly blankets covering him. ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)

Kaufmann's voice was at both its most limber and controlled here, his delivery achieving subtle colorations in the work's atmospheric hothouses, as with his nearly vibrato-less "Ich hab' im Traum geweinet" (I wept in my dream), his plangent "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" (From old fairy tales beckons...), and the oaken darkness of his "Die alten, bösen Lieder" (the old, angry songs), summing up the poet's journey. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

Aidan turned, a new oaken strength to his features. ❋ Alix Rickloff (2011)

Making the transfer from the dinghy to the ship through the same gun port was trickier this time as the seas had started to rise and I had to time my move so that I wouldn't be thrown into the oaken side of the vessel as it lifted and sank on each passing wave. ❋ Jerry Nelson (2012)

Jeremy Herrin's production, filled with resonant hymns, captures precisely the oaken rituals of public-school life while conveying the agonised unhappiness of the boy-hero. ❋ Unknown (2011)

His voice may not be as oaken as Richard Burton's was, or as burnished as John Gielgud's, but it's a beautifully modulated instrument with its own somber music. ❋ Joe Morgenstern (2012)

Kaufmann's voice was at both its most limber and controlled here, his delivery achieving subtle colorations in the work's atmospheric hothouses, as with his nearly vibrato-less "Ich hab' im Traum geweinet" (I wept in my dream), his plangent "Aus alten Märchen winkt es" (From old fairy tales beckons...), and the oaken darkness of his "Die alten, bösen Lieder" (the old, angry songs), summing up the poet's journey. ❋ Rodney Punt (2011)

He ran into the back room and yanked the false bottom out of the old oaken desk, pulled out the cloth-wrapped parcel, and set it on the desk. ❋ Dj Barber (2011)

I thought all the characters from Burroughs “Mars” books were particularly “oaken.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Warm light from kerosene lamps gives the impression of comfort, but despite woolen Oriental carpets insulating the hardwood floor and the heavy oaken wall panels, the cabin is unpleasantly chilly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A heavy oaken shield was on his right arm, a steel-pointed lance clasped in his left hand. ❋ Grrm (2010)

On the floor: the oaken keg, charred and stamped with dates from the twentieth century. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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