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Dashwood

Dashwood (name) means an English surname. Example: “The Dashwood sisters are central characters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.”

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An English surname.
"The Dashwood sisters are central characters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility."

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Dashwoods plural

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Etymology

A variant of Ashwood, with a fused French preposition de ("of").

Origin: French

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Frequently asked questions

What does “Dashwood” mean?

The word “Dashwood” means an English surname.

How do you use “Dashwood” in a sentence?

Here is “Dashwood” used in a sentence: “The Dashwood sisters are central characters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.”

What part of speech is “Dashwood”?

“Dashwood” is a name.

Where does the word “Dashwood” come from?

The word “Dashwood” comes from French. A variant of Ashwood, with a fused French preposition de ("of").

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