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linden

1

[ lin-duhn ]

noun

  1. any tree of the genus Tilia, as T. americana American linden or T. europaea European linden, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and heart-shaped leaves, grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Compare linden family.
  2. the soft, light, white wood of any of these trees, used for making furniture and in the construction of houses, boxes, etc.


Linden

2

[ lin-duhn ]

noun

  1. a city in NE New Jersey, near Newark.

linden

/ ˈlɪndən /

noun

  1. any of various tiliaceous deciduous trees of the N temperate genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves and small fragrant yellowish flowers: cultivated for timber and as shade trees See also lime 3 basswood


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Word History and Origins

Origin of linden1

1570–80; noun use of obsolete linden (adj.) of the lime tree, Middle English, Old English. See lime 3, -en 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of linden1

C16: n use of obsolete adj linden, from Old English linde lime tree

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Example Sentences

“All training is tiered to the level of risk each person may encounter,” said USAMRIID spokeswoman Caree Vander Linden.

Linden Avenue is bright and empty in the blue glare of the street lamps.

He rolls the cart down Fourth, across Pontotoc and Linden, to his own block, where he parks it at the curb, between two cars.

Andrew tastes and agrees—“Lots of linden”—before returning to the roof to continue the harvest.

“Very herbal, minty, some thyme, rosemary, lots of linden,” he concludes.

Above spread the poplar and linden their shade, In its coolness the hart and the little hind played.

It was believed that the Elf King inhabited the linden tree, and the elder was similarly associated with him.

The whole structure is very light, and is carved with a knife by the men, out of the linden or maple tree.

Masterful and domineering was Lady Linden of Cornbridge, yet she was kind-hearted, though she tried to disguise the fact.

For months past he had pictured pretty Marjorie Linden as queen of that home, and now he knew that it would never be.

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