woodland

adj

Etymology: From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi. Eclipsed non-native Middle English salt (“woodland”), borrowed from Latin saltus (“woodland, forest”).

1. Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.

   “The woodland creatures ran from the fire.”

   “This species [[[w:Red-bellied Woodpecker|Red-bellied Woodpecker]]] is a very little larger than the red-headed one; and it is more woodland in its manners; seldom appearing in orchards or near houses, but keeping to the tall trees in the close forests.”

2. Having the character of a woodland.

   “It is a very woodland country, with plenty of grass, but it is too large for four days a-week, and the sport is generally rather indifferent.”

   “[…] understanding that their next fixture was in a very woodland country, and at a distance, I deferred this pleasure to another opportunity.”

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1. A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0726).
2. A hamlet in Kirkby Ireleth parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2489).
3. A hamlet in Teignbridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7968).
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noun

Etymology: From Middle English wodeland, wodelond, from Old English wuduland (“woodland; forestland; forest”), equivalent to wood + land. Compare West Frisian wâldlân, Dutch bosland, German Waldland, Icelandic skóglendi. Eclipsed non-native Middle English salt (“woodland”), borrowed from Latin saltus (“woodland, forest”).

1. Land covered with woody vegetation.

   “Meronym: woodlot”

   “Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain, / Here earth and water ſeem to ſtrive again ; / Not Chaos-like together cruſh’d and bruis’d, / But, as the world, harmoniouſly confus’d : / Where order in variety we ſee, / And where, tho’ all things differ, all agree.”

2. Land covered with woody vegetation.

   “Near-synonym: grove”