A cant term for lead, because both are found on the tops of buildings.
·vt To cover or overgrow with moss. II. Moss ·noun A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, th...
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·noun A kind of lichen, of the genus Cladonia. ...
·- A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone....
·adj Overgrown with moss. ...
·- Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss. ...
The name given by American fishermen to the hard-head (which see). ...
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