nonresinous wood of a fir tree

any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas

A genus ( Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus.

Any of various cone- bearing evergreen trees, prized for resin and timber.

The name of several species of cone- bearing, resinous trees, valuable for their timber.

Name of several species of cone- bearing trees, or their wood.

An evergreen tree of the pine family. firtree.

The name of several species of cone- bearing trees, highly valued for their timber. Fir- poles, trunks of fir- trees used in rustic buildings and for scaffolding. Fir- wrought, timber planed on the sides and edges. Fir- framed, rough timber framed but not planed. Fir- in- bond, lintels, wall- plates, and all timbers built in walls.

A well- known kind of tree; fir- wood, the wood of the fir; common deal- board.

Behind the hut stood three old fir trees, with long, thick, unlopped branches. – Heidi by Johanna Spyri

The young fir trees, covered with hoar frost, stood motionless, waiting to see which of them was to die. – The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov

Siegfried took shelter under a low spreading fir. – Opera Stories from Wagner by Florence Akin

At last, after pushing on for a little distance, he paused to rest in a clump of fir- trees, one of which had been dead for so many years that all its twigs and smaller boughs had decayed and dropped to the ground. – Fated to Be Free by Jean Ingelow

I chose the place where the three fir- trees stand, and behind their screen I got over without the least chance of any one in the house being able to see me. – Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The smell of fir and balsam filled every hollow, and the song of the rivers rang through a dead stillness that even to Brooke, who was accustomed to it, was curiously impressive. – A Damaged Reputation by Harold Bindloss

Around on every side, far as the eye could penetrate, were seen only forms of grandeur the long perspective of mountain tops, tinged with ethereal blue, or white with snow; valleys of ice, and forests of gloomy fir. – A History of English Prose Fiction by Bayard Tuckerman

One of the most pleasing uses to which the balsam fir is put is as Christmas trees. – The School Book of Forestry by Charles Lathrop Pack

" Yes," said Alfred, laughing; " but only to fetch the fir- pole." – The King's Sons by George Manville Fenn

When the old woman had gone a few paces, she turned round to look at her cabin, which appeared very small and very gray under the shadow of the towering snow- clad fir trees. – Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf

Preferred Habitat- Dry woods, especially under fir, beech, and oak trees. – Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan et al

I broke out, driving one heel deep into the fir needles; and when Grace checked me, laying both hands on her shoulders, I held her fast as I asked, " And what did you say?" – Lorimer of the Northwest by Harold Bindloss

The wind is moaning in the fir plantation at the back of the house. – The Two Destinies by Wilkie Collins

Just when he was beginning to be a bit hopeless and pinched with the cold he came to the big fir where the Beautiful Wicked Witch lived. – The Little House in the Fairy Wood by Ethel Cook Eliot

I wonder sair sometimes if you was the angel I was to meet in the fir- wood. – David Elginbrod by George MacDonald

I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky: It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from Heav'n Than when I was a boy. – The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Thomas Hood

Fir- trees grew tall and dark on the banks of the stream, casting strange shadows on the sunny waters. – Undine by Friedrich de la Motte Fouquée

Sitting on the grass one day in the shade of some fir- balsams on a slope several miles down the river, Sheila looked at Duncan with a smile. – The Trail to Yesterday by Charles Alden Seltzer

With these words, such a fire spurted from his dark eyes that two reddish beams glanced over the Count's sleeve, and thence over moss and fir- trees. – Seven Legends by Gottfried Keller