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firbound

firbound adjective: bounded or contained by one or many fir trees; confined to the vicinity of fir trees.

Adjective

firbound (not comparable)

  1. Bounded or contained by one or many fir trees; confined to the vicinity of fir trees.
    • The great fir branches are laden to the ground with rare mosses and lichens, and looking back over the bay, studded with innumerable firbound islands, snow-capped mountains in the distance, the effect is enchanting and most conducive to romantic and legendary lore.1894, Mary Kavanaugh Oldham Eagle, The Congress of Women Held in the Woman′s Building, World′s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, U.S.A., 1893, page 726
    • Slate roofed and with liver-painted eaves, it stood in a weedy firbound garden.1961, William Sansom, The Last Hours of Sandra Lee, page 229

Origin of firbound

From fir + bound.

Questions about firbound

What does firbound mean?
Firbound means bounded or contained by one or many fir trees; confined to the vicinity of fir trees.
What part of speech is firbound?
Firbound is an adjective.

Words near firbound in the dictionary

  1. Firbank
  2. Firbankian
  3. Firbeck
  4. Firbholg
  5. Firbolg
  6. firbound
  7. Firby
  8. fircone
  9. fircones
  10. Firdaus
  11. fire

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