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reeden

/ˈɹiːdən/

reeden adjective: made from reeds.

Adjective

reeden (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Made from reeds.
    • Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood.1697, Virgil, “The Fourth Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Origin of reeden

From Middle English reeden, reden, from Old English *hrēoden, *hrīeden (attested in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *hriudīn (“made of reed”), equivalent to reed + -en (“made of”). Cognate with West Frisian reiden (“made of reed”), Dutch rieten (“made of reed”).

Words that rhyme with reeden

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Questions about reeden

What does reeden mean?
Reeden means made from reeds.
What part of speech is reeden?
Reeden is an adjective.
How do you pronounce reeden?
Reeden is pronounced /ˈɹiːdən/.

Words near reeden in the dictionary

  1. reedbirds
  2. reedbuck
  3. reedbucks
  4. reede
  5. reeded
  6. reeden
  7. reeder
  8. reeders
  9. reedes
  10. reedfish
  11. reedfishes

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