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Definition of Sherwood forest
1. Noun. An ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band.
Definition of Sherwood forest
1. Proper noun. a country park in Nottinghamshire, England ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sherwood Forest
Literary usage of Sherwood forest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1851)
"ROBIN HOOD AND sherwood forest. WHILE at Newstead Abbey I took great delight in
riding and rambling about the neighborhood, studying out the traces of merry ..."
2. Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1906)
"sherwood forest and The Bakeries. sherwood forest, an ancient royal demesne, may
be said (roughly) to have covered the district between Nottingham on the S. ..."
3. The Crayon Miscellany by Washington Irving (1849)
"ROBIN HOOD AND sherwood forest. WHILE at Newstead Abbey I took great delight in
riding and rambling about the neighborhood, studying out the traces of merry ..."
4. The Crayon Miscellany by Washington Irving (1868)
"¡HILE at Newstead Abbey I took great delight in riding and rambling about the
neighborhood, studying out the traces of merry sherwood forest, and visiting ..."
5. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"... great delight in riding and rambling about the neighborhood, studying out the
traces of merry sherwood forest, and visiting the haunts of Robin Hood. ..."
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