birch bark

collocation in English

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birch
noun
uk
/bɜːtʃ/us
/bɝːtʃ/
a tree with smooth, often white bark (= outer covering) and ...
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bark
noun
uk
/bɑːk/us
/bɑːrk/
the hard outer covering of ...
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(Definition ofbirchandbarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Alternatively, though less common, turf would be placed above thebirchbark.
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It was not until 1951 that scholars discovered ancientbirchbarkdocuments that contained the medieval language.
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The halves are once again joined together and then wrapped inbirchbarkor osier rings.
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Snowshoes are made by lashing reindeer sinew and hide strips to a tennis racket-shapedbirchbarkor willow hoop.
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After wrapping the bodies inbirchbark, they buried the dead in isolated locations.
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A common staple was fish eggs with willow orbirchbark.
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The top left of the photograph is white, dominated by a plant with white buds and a paper-thin substance that resemblesbirchbark.
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Some graves show evidence of abirchbarkfloor and a timber construction forming walls and roof.
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Since 1951, more than 1100 pieces ofbirchbarkwith writing on it have been found, and more are dug up every summer.
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They were written onbirchbarkand stored in clay jars, which preserved them.
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All these layers were glued together and covered withbirchbarkto protect them.
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Other useful merchandise were also carried, such as iron, timber, tar,birchbark, candles, cooking pots, hemp, rope and canvas.
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The atikamekw have been recognized for their skill in craftingbirchbarkitems such as baskets and canoes, decorated with beautiful designs.
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From the rafters hung bundles of herbs, dried fruit, corn, and abirchbarkcanoe.
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To renderbirchbarkuseless as tinder, it must be soaked for an extended period of time.
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They lived in conical tents made frombirchbarkor reindeer skin tied to birch poles.
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