† dew-grassn.

/ˈdjuːɡrɑːs/

/ˈdjuːɡras/

Etymology: < dew n. + grass n.¹, suggested by Low German Himmeldau, medieval Latin ros caeli, ‘dew of heaven’, manna.

Obsolete.

1. A name given by Gerarde and other early herbalists to an esculent grass of Central Europe, the cultivated form of Panicum sanguinale, Manna-grass.

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the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > millet

millet?a1425

mill-seed1548

millet seed1567

couscous1596

dew-grass1597

Turkey hirse1597

Turkey mill1597

Turkey millet1597

milly1600

espauta1682

durra1803

Negro-corn1858

dari1892

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 26 The Germanes cal it Himeldau, that is to say Cæli ros, whereupon it was called Gramen Mannæ... L'Obelius calleth it Gramen Mannæ esculentum, for that in Germanie and other parts, as Bohemia and Italy, they vse to eate the same as a kinde of bread corne, as also to make pottage, as we do with otemeale... In English it may be called Manna grasse or Dew grasse.

1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. vii. 14 Panick, Amilcorne, Spelt-corn, Garences, Dewgrasse, Jobs teares.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1180 The Dew grasse is said to discusse the hardnesse of womens breasts, the seede is food for small birds, and Pidgeons and Hens and for men also.

2. Erroneously taken by Prior, Plant Names, for the Cock's-foot grass, Dactylis glomerata; whence in later Dictionaries and lists.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	dew-grass
释义	† dew-grassn. /ˈdjuːɡrɑːs//ˈdjuːɡras/ Etymology: < dew n. + grass n.¹, suggested by Low German Himmeldau, medieval Latin ros caeli, ‘dew of heaven’, manna. Obsolete. 1. A name given by Gerarde and other early herbalists to an esculent grass of Central Europe, the cultivated form of Panicum sanguinale, Manna-grass. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [noun] > millet millet?a1425 mill-seed1548 millet seed1567 couscous1596 dew-grass1597 Turkey hirse1597 Turkey mill1597 Turkey millet1597 milly1600 espauta1682 durra1803 Negro-corn1858 dari1892 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 26 The Germanes cal it Himeldau, that is to say Cæli ros, whereupon it was called Gramen Mannæ... L'Obelius calleth it Gramen Mannæ esculentum, for that in Germanie and other parts, as Bohemia and Italy, they vse to eate the same as a kinde of bread corne, as also to make pottage, as we do with otemeale... In English it may be called Manna grasse or Dew grasse. 1610 W. Folkingham Feudigraphia i. vii. 14 Panick, Amilcorne, Spelt-corn, Garences, Dewgrasse, Jobs teares. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1180 The Dew grasse is said to discusse the hardnesse of womens breasts, the seede is food for small birds, and Pidgeons and Hens and for men also. 2. Erroneously taken by Prior, Plant Names, for the Cock's-foot grass, Dactylis glomerata; whence in later Dictionaries and lists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1597
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