moss-grown

[ maws-grohn, mos- ]

/ ˈmɔsˌgroʊn, ˈmɒs- /

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adjective

overgrown with moss.

old-fashioned; antiquated: moss-grown traditions.

Origin of moss-grown

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Words nearby moss-grown

Mössbauer, Mössbauer effect, mossbunker, moss campion, moss green, moss-grown, moss hag, Mossi, mossie, moss layer, mosso

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Example sentences from the Web for moss-grown

A few detached trees come half-way down the valley bank to meet the gnarled, moss-grown Thorns and the silver-green Junipers.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
Blind Sorrel was lying by the moss-grown horse-trough, at the gate.
Chanticleer|Cornelius Mathews
At the end of one of the yew walks was a rusty astrolabe on a moss-grown marble pedestal, and by this he found her.
In Brief Authority|F. Anstey
A moss-grown but stood at the edge of the forest, and before it sat Ulrich, talking with the coal-burner.
A Word Only A Word, Complete|Georg Ebers

Presently she sat down on a moss-grown stump and thought deeply.
A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for moss-grown

moss-grown

adjective

covered with moss

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单词	moss-grown
释义	moss-grown [ maws-grohn, mos- ] / ˈmɔsˌgroʊn, ˈmɒs- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR moss-grown ON THESAURUS.COM adjective overgrown with moss. old-fashioned; antiquated: moss-grown traditions. Origin of moss-grown Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400 Words nearby moss-grown Mössbauer, Mössbauer effect, mossbunker, moss campion, moss green, moss-grown, moss hag, Mossi, mossie, moss layer, mosso Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for moss-grown A few detached trees come half-way down the valley bank to meet the gnarled, moss-grown Thorns and the silver-green Junipers. Wood and Garden\|Gertrude Jekyll Blind Sorrel was lying by the moss-grown horse-trough, at the gate. Chanticleer\|Cornelius Mathews At the end of one of the yew walks was a rusty astrolabe on a moss-grown marble pedestal, and by this he found her. In Brief Authority\|F. Anstey A moss-grown but stood at the edge of the forest, and before it sat Ulrich, talking with the coal-burner. A Word Only A Word, Complete\|Georg Ebers Presently she sat down on a moss-grown stump and thought deeply. A Little Bush Maid\|Mary Grant Bruce British Dictionary definitions for moss-grown moss-grown adjective covered with moss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to moss-grown covered, damp, downy, fresh, moist, overgrown, smooth, soft, plushy, cushiony, mosslike, velvety
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moss-grown

adjective

Origin of moss-grown

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Example sentences from the Web for moss-grown

British Dictionary definitions for moss-grown

adjective

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