oaken

[US]/'əʊkən/
[UK]/'okən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. made of oak.

Phrases & Collocations

oaken door

oaken furniture

Example Sentences

the water rushed in through the great oaken gates.

Real-world Examples

The oaken front doors had swung open.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It consisted of hundreds-of-meter thick oaken beams and was in itself a rare feat of craftsmanship.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2019

And he pointed to the oaken stick with its red tip blazing against the white sand behind it.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

In the midst of slaughter, the Lord of the Crossing sat on his carved oaken throne, watching greedily.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

As he leaned upon a thick oaken cudgel his shoulders heaved in the effort to draw the air into his lungs.

Source: The Sign of the Four

The oaken front doors had swung open. Students beside them scuttled out of the way as Dumbledore appeared in the entrance.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Then he found what he had been seeking—a stiff oaken chair that stood beside the table.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

Within, the ceilings were corrugated with heavy oaken beams, and the uneven floors sagged into sharp curves.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

The girl drew a key from her pocket, and the heavy oaken planks creaked upon their old hinges.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

She then muffled the bell in an unfinished stocking, and put up the oaken bar across the door.

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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