sphagnoseadj.
rare.
= sphagnous adj. 2.
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moss-grownc1390
moss-begrown?a1425
mossy1561
fogged1743
mossed1744
sphagnose1818
sphagnous1845
1818 T. Nuttall Genera N. Amer. Plants I. 250 Growing in sphagnose morasses.
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adj.1818- bring up on the finger
- bring up the rear
- bring up the rear arrear
- bring up to the bullring
- bring up with a round turn
- bring upon the lee
- bring witness
- bring word
- bring write word
- bring your heads together
- bring, call, come, stoop to lure
- bring, call, come, stoop to one's lure
- bring, call, come, stoop to the lure
- bring, carry more sacks to the mill
- bring, carry sacks to the mill
- bring, come, etc, to an upshot
- bring, come, etc, to the upshot
- bring, come, fall, etc into disfavour
- bring, come, grow into, go out of fashion
- bring, drive to scorn
- bring, drive, put, reduce to extremity or extremities
- bring, drive, put, reduce to the last extremity or extremities
- bring, get, haul, or put the tacks aboard
- bring, have under foot
- bring, make to shond