Sylvan — Defs

01 a. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic.

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Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic.
“The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious.” — De Quincey.
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Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.

02 n. A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.

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A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.
“Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied.” — Pope.

03 n. A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.

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A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.(Chem.) Also: methyl tetrol, methyl furfuran