cedar
part of speech
noun (a cedar, cedars; cedar — the wood, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) A tall evergreen tree with needle-like leaves and cones, such as the cedar of Lebanon. tree →
2) The pleasant-smelling, reddish wood of cedar trees, used for chests, fences and pencils. tree →
3) Some other trees with sweet-smelling wood are also called cedars (for example western red cedar in Canada). tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons cedars are conifers. In the Bible the cedars of Lebanon are symbols of strength and grandeur; Solomon's temple was built with cedar wood. Cedar appears on the flag of Lebanon. In everyday life cedar wood keeps moths away from clothes.
examples
- A huge cedar stands in the middle of the park. tree →
- The cedar of Lebanon is on Lebanon's flag. tree →
- Grandma keeps her blankets in a cedar chest. tree →
- Cedar wood smells lovely. tree →
- King Solomon built the temple with cedar, the Bible says. tree →
- The fence is made of red cedar. tree →
- At last he came to one of the largest forests in all the world, composed entirely of cedars. tree →
note
Say «SEE-dur». Do not confuse with «cider» (an apple drink) or «seeder». Countable for trees, uncountable for the wood.
In the corpora
- And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.
- So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of cypress according to all his desire.
- So he built the house, and finished it; and he covered in the house with planks of cedar over beams.
- And the cedar on the house within was carved with knops and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
- And he built the inner court with three rows of hewn stone, and a row of cedar beams.
Trees and pragmatics
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