Birch Bark (Noun)
Meaning
A canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The indigenous tribe carefully harvested birch bark to craft a sturdy and buoyant canoe for fishing on the lake.
- As I watched, the old canoe maker peeled off long sheets of birch bark and carefully wrapped them around the wooden frame.
- She discovered a faded patch of birch bark, peeling away from the worn hull of her grandfather's antique canoe.
- Her grandmother used to tell stories of birch bark canoes effortlessly gliding across the quiet rivers and lakes of their ancestors.
- It took great skill and patience to construct a traditional birch bark canoe that would last many generations.