We entered a sanded kitchen, and sat down by a large oaken table. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
Adjective : the old oaken bucket. From Dictionary.com.
The example he gave was "oaken", which is not quite the same as "made of oak". From Wordnik.com. [microscopic is tinier than miniscule] Reference
The bed-chambers are wainscotted with oaken panels. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II] Reference
On the way his hand encountered the blade of an oaken oar. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Luck] Reference
He took a step toward the high, wide and handsome oaken door. From Wordnik.com. [Supermind] Reference
Hard cider flowed into deep cups from the tapped oaken barrel. From Wordnik.com. [Pheasant Hunt] Reference
The room was wide and high, with tall oaken bookcases at either end. From Wordnik.com. [Culm Rock The Story of a Year: What it Brought and What it Taught] Reference
"Go," replied the oaken image, "go, summon all the heroes of Greece.". From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
Peter unlatched the heavy oaken door and went outside to the outbuildings. From Wordnik.com. [The White Feather Hex] Reference
He quietly made his précis, indexed the document, and replaced it in the oaken press. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
There was a scrabbling with nails on the oaken door -- then a cry of anguish smote on my ear. From Wordnik.com. [Border Ghost Stories] Reference
As a last resort he hurled his whole weight against the oaken door, but it remained immovable. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
Ivan took her by the hand and led her behind the oaken table, behind the embroidered tablecloth. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Stories for the Story-teller] Reference
At an angle to the fireplace was a broad-seated, high-backed oaken settee, covered with cushions. From Wordnik.com. [Ambrotox and Limping Dick] Reference
The staff, though it was but a plain oaken stick, immediately took the aspect of a gold-headed cane. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories of Various Types] Reference
Near this stands an ancient oaken chest, covered with elaborate and curious ironwork, with four locks. From Wordnik.com. [Ely Cathedral] Reference
His old oaken chair at Jarrow may be still chipped away, as it has been for many years, for healing relics. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Darling Heroine of the Farne Islands] Reference
The clock ticked on, its oaken case reflecting the copper light from the line of saucepans hanging beside it on the wall. From Wordnik.com. [A Village of Vagabonds] Reference
The truth was, however, that the oaken lips had moved, and to all appearance, the voice had proceeded from the statue's mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Tales of Fact and Fancy Myths and Legends of the Nations of the World Retold for Boys and Girls] Reference
From wrought iron furniture to heavy oaken desks, Modern: Anthology calls the rugged urbanite to arms for an anti-Ikea uprising. From Wordnik.com. [Modern:Anthology, Man Shop, Opens In DUMBO] Reference
Some white wines derive their tannin from the oaken casks which hold the wine; and their colour, in consequence, subsequently deepens. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
Annunziata was the first to see him, sitting upon a rude wooden bench with his stout oaken staff in his hand on which he leaned heavily. From Wordnik.com. [Monte-Cristo's Daughter] Reference
It is said also that some curious oaken canoes were discovered in the soil, but were, unfortunately, destroyed for firewood by the tinners. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
There is a long story connected with the young stripling who, at the battle of Lake Regillus received the oaken crown for saving the life of. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic] Reference
The guest-room is large and airy, and "well-furnished," as the phrase goes, with a soft carpet prevailingly blue, and a prettily carved oaken. From Wordnik.com. [Etiquette] Reference
Instinctively the desire seized him to lower the bucket, pulling out the ratchet that held it, the old oaken bucket began its unimpeded descent. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Yourself Go By] Reference
The cloister, as seen to-day, has been very much altered and restored, and probably the only original feature remaining is the fine oaken ceiling. From Wordnik.com. [Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See] Reference
The walls behind him were garnished with heavy oaken clubs, highly polished hand-cuffs and iron shackles, with various other grim insignia of his office. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
Tyrrheus cheers on his array, panting hard, with his axe caught up in his hand, as he was haply splitting an oaken log in four clefts with cross-driven wedges. From Wordnik.com. [The Aeneid of Virgil] Reference
Even on cold, cloudy days there was still good cheer, for a big log fire crackled on the ample hearth beneath the oaken mantel, whereon a glowing iron had etched. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
The narrow steps took them into a spacious cellar, and, having passed through a partition by opening a heavy oaken door, they entered what appeared to be a prison room. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman at Bay Or, a Fiend in Skirts] Reference
The boy looked at her as if he understood; then, suddenly stooping, he picked up a fallen stick and proceeded to give the door several smart raps upon its oaken panels. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
The oaken bedstead, with low square posts, stands in one corner, and the bed is covered by a pure white counterpane, with fringe -- an heirloom in the family of the bride. From Wordnik.com. [Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States] Reference
We then entered a large circular hall, lighted from above, in the centre of which was an oaken floor, waxed and polished with the greatest care, and protected by a balustrade. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
Helga had retired to her room for the customary pre-dinner nap, shutting and locking the big oaken door leading into the dark depths of her bedroom, which was strictly off limits. From Wordnik.com. [Bootstraps] Reference
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