Meaning & use
Weald
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An area of wooded or once-wooded open country, especially in southeastern England.
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The path wound through the quiet weald, past oak trees and scattered farmhouses.
Medieval charcoal burners worked deep within the weald to supply local ironworks.
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"Weald" comes from the Old English word for "forest" and is related to "wold" and the German "Wald." It survives today mainly in the name of The Weald, a historic region between the North and South Downs in England.
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