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• Timothy grass

  ·- A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; — called also herd's grass, in E...

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• Timothy

  ·- ·Alt. of Timothy grass. ...

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• Timothy

  Honouring God, a young disciple who was Paul's companion in many of his journeyings. His mother, Eun...

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• Timothy

  The disciple thus named was the son of one of those mixed marriages which, though condemned by stric...

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• Grass

  ·vi To produce grass. II. Grass ·noun The season of fresh grass; spring. III. Grass ·vt To cover w...

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• Grass

  1) Heb. hatsir, ripe grass fit for mowing (1 Kings 18:5; Job 40:15; Ps. 104:14). As the herbage rapi...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• grass

  n. In Australia, as elsewhere, the name Grass is sometimes given to plants which are not of thenatu...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• grass

  A vulgar contraction of sparrow-grass, i. e. asparagus. Further than this the force of corruption ca...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• grass

  A term applied to vegetables in general. (See feed of grass.) ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Dwight, Timothy

  (1752-1817) Theologian and poet, b. at Northampton, Mass., was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards, beca...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• sir timothy

  One who, from a desire of being the head of the company, pays the reckoning, or, as the term is, sta...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• Aleppo grass

  ·add. ·- One of the cultivated forms of Andropogon Halepensis (syn. Sorghum Halepense). ·see <<Andro...

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• Alfa grass

  ·noun A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making. ...

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• Arrow grass

  ·noun An herbaceous grasslike plant (Triglochin palustre, and other species) with pods opening so as...

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• Bent grass

  ·- ·same·as <<Bent>>, a kind of grass. ...

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• Bermuda grass

  ·- A kind of grass (Cynodon Dactylon) esteemed for pasture in the Southern United States. It is a na...

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• Blue grass

  ·- A species of grass (Poa compressa) with bluish green stems, valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire...

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• Brome grass

  ·- A genus (Bromus) of grasses, one species of which is the chess or cheat. ...

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• Bunch grass

  ·- A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In California, Atropis tenuifolia, Festuca scab...

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• Couch grass

  ·- ·see Quitch grass. ...

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• Doob grass

  ·- A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, ...

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• Doub grass

  ·- Doob grass. ...

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• Flyaway grass

  ·add. ·- The hair grass (Agrostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great...

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• Gama grass

  ·- A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout, and exceedingly productive; cultivated in...

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• Grama grass

  ·- The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the Western United States, ·esp. the Boutel...

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• Grass tree

  ·- A similar Australian plant (Kingia australis). II. Grass tree ·- An Australian plant of the genu...

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• Grass-green

  ·adj Green with grass. II. Grass-green ·adj Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green. ...

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• Grass-grown

  ·adj Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road. ...

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• Guatemala grass

  ·- ·see <<Teosinte>>. ...

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• Hair grass

  ·- A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira...

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• Hard grass

  ·- A name given to several different grasses, especially to the Roltbollia incurvata, and to the spe...

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• Hariali grass

  ·- The East Indian name of the Cynodon Dactylon; dog's-grass. ...

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• Johnson grass

  ·- A tall perennial grass (Sorghum Halepense), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pastu...

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• Lyme grass

  ·- A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus, ·esp. E. Canadensis, and the European E. a...

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• Melic grass

  ·- A genus of grasses (Melica) of little agricultural importance. ...

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• Para grass

  ·add. ·- Piassaba fiber. II. Para grass ·- A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced ...

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• Quack grass

  ·- ·see Quitch grass. ...

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• Quitch grass

  ·- A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly ...

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• Randall grass

  ·- The meadow fescue (Festuca elatior). ·see under <<Grass>>. ...

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• Ray grass

  ·- A perennial European grass (Lolium perenne); — called also rye grass, and red darnel. ·see <<Dar...

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• Scutch grass

  ·- A kind of pasture grass (Cynodon Dactylon). ·see Bermuda grass: also Illustration in Appendix. ...

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• Sea grass

  ·- <<Eelgrass>>. ...

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• Sisal grass

  ·- ·Alt. of Sisal hemp. ...

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• Squitch grass

  ·- Quitch grass. ...

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• Tussac grass

  ·- Tussock grass. ...

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• Twitch grass

  ·- ·see Quitch grass. ...

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• Water grass

  ·add. ·- Manna grass. II. Water grass ·add. ·- Velvet grass. III. Water grass ·add. ·- The water c...

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• bamboo-grass

  n. an Australian cane-like grass, Glyceria ramigera, F. v. M. ; also called CaneGrass. Largely used...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• barcoo-grass

  n. an Australian grass, Anthistiria membranacea, Lindl. One of the best pasturegrasses in Queenslan...

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• bent-grass

  . n. See grass. 1835. Ross, `Hobart Town Almanack,' p. 65: «Agrostis virginica. Virginian Agrosti...

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• button-grass

  n. Schaenussphaerocephalus, Poiret, N.O. Cyperaceae. The grassis found covering barren boggy land i...

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• cane-grass

  n. i.q. bamboo-grass (q.v.). ...

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• cutting-grass

  n. Cladium psittacorum,Labill., N.O. Cyperaceae. It grows very long narrowblades whose thin rigid e...

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• fibrous grass

  n. a Tasmanian grass(see Grass), Stipa semiibarbata, R. Br., N.O. Gramineae. 1862. W. Archer, `Pro...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• grass-bird

  n. In New Zealand, Sphenoeacus//sic. otherwhere Sphenaeacus GJC// punctatus, Gray, thesame as Fern-...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• grass-parrakeet

  n. a bird of the genus Euphema. The Australian species are – – Blue-winged Parrakeet Euphema aurant...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• grass-tree

  n. 1) The name applied to treesof the genus Xanthorrhoea, N.O. Liliaceae, of whichthirteen species ...

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• kangaroo-grass

  n. a name given to severalspecies of grasses of the genera Anthistiria and Andropogon, chiefly from...

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• landsborough grass

  n. a valuable Queenslandfodder grass of a reddish colour, Anthistiriamembranacea, Lindl., N.O. Gram...

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• manna-grass

  See grass. ...

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• mitchell-grass

  n. an Australian grass, Astrebla elymoides, A. triticoides, F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae. Two other spe...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• mulga-grass

  n. an Australian grass, Danthonia penicillata, F. v. M.; also Neurachnemitchelliana, Nees. See also...

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• nut-grass

  n. an Australian plant, Cyperus rotundus, Linn., N.O. Cyperaceae. The specific andthe vernacular na...

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• oat-grass

  n. Anthistiria avenacea,F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae. A species of Kangaroo-Grass (q.v.). See also Gras...

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• porcupine-grass

  n. the name given to certainspecies of Triodia, of which the more important are T. mitchelli, Benth...

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• snow-grass

  n. Poa caespitosa,G. Forst., another name for Wiry grass (q.v.).See also Grass. 1875. Wood and Lap...

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• spear-grass

  n. name given to several grasseswhose spear-like seeds spoil the wool of sheep, but which areyet ex...

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• sugar-grass

  n. an Australian grass, Erianthus fulvus, Kunth., N.O. Gramineae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nati...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• sword-grass

  n. In New Zealand, Arundoconspicua; in Australia, Cladium psittacorum,Labill. It is not the same as...

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• tolmer's grass

  n. a fibrous plant, Lepidosperma gladiatum, Labill., N.O. Cyperaceae,suitable for manufacture of pa...

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• travellers' grass

  i.q. settler's twine (q.v.). ...

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• tussock-grass

  n. Tussock is an English wordfor a tuft of grass. From this a plant of the lily family, Lomandra lo...

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• umbrella-grass

  i.q. Native Millet, Panicumdecompositum, R. Br., N.O. Gramineae. See Millet. It is called Umbrella-g...

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• wallaby-grass

  n. an Australian grass, Danthonia penicillata, F. v. M., N.O. Gramineae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Usef...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wiry-grass

  and Wiry-grass See grass. 1883. E. M. Curr, `Recollections of Squatting in Victoria'(1841-1851), p...

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• wire-grass

  and Wiry-grass See grass. 1883. E. M. Curr, `Recollections of Squatting in Victoria'(1841-1851), p...

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• bent grass

  (Genus, agrostis.) The popular name in the Northern States for a common grass, sometimes called red-...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• buffalo grass

  A species of short grass from two to four inches high, covering the boundless prairies on which the ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• cut-grass

  (Leersia oryzoides.) The common name of a species of grass, with leaves exceedingly rough backward, ...

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• eel-grass

  (Zostera marina.) A plant thrown ashore in large quantities by the sea. It is also called Sea-wrack....

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• guinea grass

  A species of grass cultivated in the West Indies, used as fodder for horses.--Carmichael's W. Indies...

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• sparrow grass

  A vulgar pronunciation of asparagus both in England and America. Hence the celebrated charade by a c...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• toothache grass

  (Lat. monocera aromatica.) A singular kind of grass which grows in Florida, with a naked stalk four ...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• goose-grass

  goose-tansy, argentina, or auscrina. N. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• scrooby-grass

  scurvy-grass. N. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• twitch-grass

  a long and rank sort of grass. North. ...

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• beach-grass

  ♦ Alga marina thrown up by the surf or tide. ...

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• combers, grass

  Men who volunteer from the plough-tail, and often prove valuable seamen. ...

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• eel-grass

  A name for the sea-wrack (Zostera marina); it is thrown ashore by the sea in large quantities. ...

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• grass-combers

  A galley-term for all those landsmen who enter the naval service from farming counties. Lord Exmouth...

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• Timothy, First Epistle to

  Paul in this epistle speaks of himself as having left Ephesus for Macedonia (1:3), and hence not Lao...

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• Timothy, Second Epistle to

  Was probably written a year or so after the first, and from Rome, where Paul was for a second time a...

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• Blue-eyed grass

  ·- a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color. ...

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• Blue-grass State

  ·add. ·- The Sate of Kentucky; — a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses ar...

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• Dog's-tail grass

  ·noun A hardy species of British grass (Cynosurus cristatus) which abounds in grass lands, and is we...

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• Water star grass

  ·- An aquatic plant (Schollera graminea) with grassy leaves, and yellow star-shaped blossoms. ...

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• grass-leaved fern

  n. Vittaria elongata,Swartz, N.O. Filices. 1883. F. M. Bailey, `Synopsis of Queensland Flora,' p. ...

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• meadow rice-grass

  n. See grass. ...

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• porcupine-grass ant

  n. popular name given to Hypoclinea flavipes, Kirby, an ant making its nest roundthe root of the Po...

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• rat-tail grass

  n. name given to – – (1) Ischaemum laxum, R. Br., N.O. Gramineae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Nati...

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• roly-poly grass

  or Roley-poley, n. name given to Panicum macractinium, Benth., N.O. Gramineae; and also to Salsola ...

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• woolly-headed grass

  n. an indigenousAustralian grass, Andropogon bombycinus, R. Br. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful Native...

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• cat-tail grass

  Herds grass, or timothy. ...

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• feed of grass

  A supply of any kind of vegetables. ...

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• sea-wrack grass

  ♦ Zostera marina; used in Sweden and Holland for manuring land. At Yarmouth it is thrown on shore in...

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• Timothy, Epistles Of Paul To

  The Epistles to Timothy and Titus are called the Pastoral Epistles, because they are principally dev...

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