bark
bark
/bɑːk/
1 the outer layer of a tree
The bark peels off in summer.
The people strip the bark and use it in medicines.
Collocations
adjective
roughtreebirch…
verb + bark
peel offremovestrip…
bark + verb
peel off
bark + noun
chippingschipsmulch
2 the short loud sound made by dogs and some other animals
The dog gave a loud bark.
Collocations
adjective
loudnoisy
verb + bark
give
3 a short loud sound made by a gun or a voice
a bark of laughter
Collocations
adjective
shortharshsharp…
verb + bark
give
phrases
a bark of laughter
Idioms
Word Origin
noun senses 2 to 3 Old English beorc (noun), beorcan (verb), of Germanic origin; possibly related to break. noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old Norse bǫrkr; perhaps related to birch.
e.g.
Bark from the white birch trees. White birch bark is saturated with oil and will burn for a long time, so it works well as a torch. 白樺の樹皮だ 白樺の皮は油が多くて長く燃えるから松明に使える (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』2話)