oak

Etymology

From Middle English ook, oke, aik, ake, from Old English āc (also as Old English ǣċ), from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Scots aik, West Frisian iik, Dutch eik, German Eiche, Danish eg, Norwegian eik, Swedish ek, Yiddish אייכנבוים (eykhnboym). From Proto-Indo-European: Latin aesculus (“Durmast oak”), Lithuanian ąžuolas (“oak”), Albanian enjë (“juniper, yew”), Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “Turkey oak”)).

noun

1. (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
2. (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
3. A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
   oak:
4. Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
5. Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
   1. The she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
   2. Lagunaria, white oak, in family Malvaceae
   3. Various species called silky oak, in family Proteaceae
   4. Toxicodendron, poison oak, in family Anacardiaceae
   5. Various tanbark oak or stone oak species in family Fagaceae, genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus.
6. The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
   It was hardly the thing for a master to sport his oak where another member of the staff was concerned. 1930, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Prout's Lovely Black Eye
   The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret. The New Sporting Magazine (volume 15, page 23)
7. (wine) The flavor of oak.

adj

1. having a rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.
2. made of oak wood or timber
   an oak table, oak beam, etc

verb

1. (wine, transitive) To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.