harewood

H4A1R1E1W4O1O1D2
UK/ˈhɛːwʊd/

noun

stained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making

OriginOld English hāra →
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Meanings

harewood1

nounharewood (uncountable)

alternative airwood · alternative hairwood

  1. uncountablestained sycamore maple wood, used in cabinet making

Harewood2

proper nounHarewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

plural Harewoods

  1. countableuncountableA civil parish in south-east Herefordshire, England, served by Llanwarne and District Group Parish Council (OS grid ref SO5328).
  2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2245).
  3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
  4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
  5. countableuncountableA suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, and the location of Christchurch Airport.
  6. countableuncountableA surname.
  7. countableuncountableAn English earldom.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhāra
  2. EnglishHarewood

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).

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APA

harewood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harewood

MLA

“harewood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harewood. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harewood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harewood.

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