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In some senses, aspen is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
aspen
/ˈæspən/
name 4adj 3noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
neglected, trembling
VERB + ASPEN
like, shook, stick, walk
ASPEN + NOUN
chlorophyll, forest, leaf, martha's, son, thou, wretch
PREP.
amidst, in, in, on
ADV.
also, then
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree.
2
Tremulous, trembling.
And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].
3
Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping.
noun
1
A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
2
The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which to make a wicker basket.
name
1
A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.
2
A small community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
3
A female given name from English of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree.
4
A surname.
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And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].
Wiktionary02
Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
Wiktionary03
ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
Wiktionary04
Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves[…].
Wiktionary05
Mary's parents live in a 8,000 sq ft. mountaintop home in Aspen.
Tatoeba · #139031206
He's trembling like an aspen leaf.
Tatoeba · #6572166Usage Notes
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