2 entries under this word

Sylvan

Syl'van, a.

adjective

a. [Written also silvan.] 1. Of, or pertaining to, a sylva; forest like; hence, rural; rustic. The traditional memory of a rural and sylvan region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious. De Quincey. 2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.

Syl'van, n.

noun

n. [Lat. Sylvanus, Silvanus, from sylva, silva, a wood or forest.] 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.