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yewen

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈjuːən/
  • /ˈjuːn/
  • rhymes with -uːən
  • rhymes with -uːn
  • homophone: Euan
  • homophone: Ewan
  • homophone: Ewen
  • homophone: Iwan

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adj

Meaning 1

Made from the wood of the yew tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English *ewen, from Old English īwen (“made of yew, yewen”). By surface analysis, yew + -en.