beechen

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English bechen, from Old English bēċen (“made of beechwood, beechen”), Proto-West Germanic *bōkīn, equivalent to beech +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch beuken (“beechen”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiːt͡ʃən/ === Adjective === beechen (not comparable) Consisting or made of the wood or bark of the beech tree. ==== Translations ==== === References === “beechen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Adjective === beechen alternative form of bechen