: made from the wood of an oak tree
The end of the corridor was barred by two massive oaken doors.—
Mario Puzo
Mario Puzoan oaken cask/bucket
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Get a couple of Boccini cookies from Grandaisy Bakery at 250 West Broadway, take a few minutes in adjacent TriBeCa Park to admire the red brick majesty of the AT&T Building and the tide of oaken water towers receding north through SoHo, and use the following as a springboard to explore.
—New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
The 17,000-square-foot hall is known for its oaken roof, an engineering marvel commissioned by Richard II in 1393.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
Charlton Heston may have made a preposterously Gentile Jew, but his oaken style of acting grew on me over the years.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Apr. 2021
New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021
The 17,000-square-foot hall is known for its oaken roof, an engineering marvel commissioned by Richard II in 1393.
—Júlia Ledur, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022
Charlton Heston may have made a preposterously Gentile Jew, but his oaken style of acting grew on me over the years.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 3 Apr. 2021
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“Oaken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oaken. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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