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Synonyms for cedar

Grammar : Noun
Spell : see-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsi dər

Définition of cedar

Origin :
  • Old English ceder, blended in Middle English with Old French cedre, both from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros "cedar, juniper," origin uncertain. Cedar oil was used by the Egyptians in embalming as a preservative against decay and the word for it was used figuratively for "immortality" by the Romans. Cedar chest attested from 1722. Related: Cedrine.
  • noun tree
Example sentences :
  • She was conveyed to the palace in a cedar carriage, carefully screened from observation.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The night wind was balmy, and there was a fragrance of cedar in its breath.
  • Extract from : « A Little Book of Profitable Tales » by Eugene Field
  • As we entered the shed chamber the lid of the cedar trunk rose.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • I have seen a raft built of cedar logs and cedar bark ropes in an hour.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Until to-morrow night, then, blinded and bewildered with holly and cedar let me be!
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • The fireplace was filled with cedar boughs and sweet-smelling myrtle.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • Next to the cedar the cypress-tree is the most valuable wood.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • Cedar Creek was the ending of the campaign in the Shenandoah valley.
  • Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
  • I understand your proposition is to run the water out of the Cedar Valley.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Power » by Harold Bindloss
  • Cedar is the common Firing, and all the Houses are built with it.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Aphra Behn » by Aphra Behn

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