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noun

Forest n.

An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated.

(Eng. Law) A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by certain laws, courts, and officers of its own.

verb

Forest v. t. To cover with trees or wood.

adjective

Forest adj. Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.

Forest fly. (Zool.)

(a)

One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the family Tabanidae, which attack both men and beasts. See Horse fly.

(b)

A fly of the genus Hippobosca, esp. H. equina. See Horse tick.

Forest glade, a grassy space in a forest.

Forest laws, laws for the protection of game, preservation of timber, etc., in forests.

Forest tree, a tree of the forest, especially a timber tree, as distinguished from a fruit tree.

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Etymology of 'Forest'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Forest" Quotes from Famous Books

... such a plan—a visit to Land's End! The very name of the place suggests the last spot on the globe; a great old house set down on the edge of a forest; and Dad called off on business for an indefinite period, but seemingly content to ship us on a wild goose chase. He's scarcely told us a word before of the place or of great-aunt ...

— The Quest of Happy Hearts • Kathleen Hay

... charmed life, or rather the wonderful leaps and bounds he made amid his companions prevented the defenders of the house, none of whom were over good marksmen, from taking a steady aim at him. Like a swarm of ants about to devour some creature of the forest, the blacks surrounded the house, and began to lift the ladders and ...

— The Missing Ship - The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley • W. H. G. Kingston

... Spaniard Menendez, cannon were used on land and sea during intercolonial strife, or against corsairs. Over the vast distances of early America, transport of heavy guns was necessarily by water. Without ships, the guns were inexorably walled in by the forest. So it was when the Carolinian Moore besieged St. Augustine in 1702. When his ships burned, Moore had to leave his guns to ...

— Artillery Through the Ages - A Short Illustrated History of Cannon, Emphasizing Types Used in America • Albert Manucy

... are now found in the neighborhood have removed there from the interior since the beginning of the present century, and are absolutely ignorant of the origin or builders of this city, hidden in the tropical forest." ...

— The Battle and the Ruins of Cintla • Daniel G. Brinton

... and she had had a taste of the common children of Ilkeston. They had shouted after her and thrown stones. Still, as a teacher, she would be in authority. And it was all unknown. She was excited. The very forest of dry, sterile brick had some fascination for her. It was so hard and ugly, so relentlessly ugly, it would purge her of some of ...

— The Rainbow • D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

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