Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - forest
Forest
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n. & v. --n. 1 a (often attrib.) a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth. b the trees growing in it. c a large number or dense mass of vertical objects (a forest of masts). 2 a district formerly a forest but now cultivated (Sherwood Forest). 3 hist. an area usu. owned by the sovereign and kept for hunting. --v.tr. 1 plant with trees. 2 convert into a forest. Phrases and idioms forest-tree a large tree suitable for a forest. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL forestis silva wood outside the walls of a park f. L foris outside
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I. noun Usage: often attributive see: forum Date: 13th century a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract, a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game, something resembling a ~ especially in profusion or lushness , ~al or ~ial adjective ~ed adjective II. transitive verb Date: circa 1828 to cover with trees or ~ , ~ation noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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