awn

[ awn ]

/ ɔn /

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noun Botany.

a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses.

such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc.

any similar bristle.

Origin of awn

1250–1300; Middle English aw(u)n, agune, agene, probably <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ǫgn,Old Danish aghn husk; replacing and cognate with Old English ægnan; cognate with Gothic ahana,Old High German agana (German Agen, Ahne), Dutch, Frisian agen; OL agna ear of grain, Czech osina awn; Greek ákaina thorn, bristle, ákhnē chaff (< a pre-Hellenic substratum language); <Indo-European *Haeḱ- sharp

OTHER WORDS FROM awn

awned, adjectiveawnless, adjectiveun·awned, adjective

Words nearby awn

awless, awl-shaped, awl snail, awlwort, awmous, awn, awner, awning, awning deck, awning window, awnless bromegrass

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Example sentences from the Web for awn

Dat's a pow'ful good-lookin' suit o' clo'es what L'tenant Greenfeel got awn.
Kincaid's Battery|George W. Cable
The little I have is free, and I can call it my awn—hame's hame, let it be never so hamely.
The History of John Bull|John Arbuthnot
My husband be gwaine to take this matter into his awn hands now.
Children of the Mist|Eden Phillpotts
Aws ut wuz in th' beginnin', uz now awn ever shawl be, worl' wi'out end—Aamen!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14|Elbert Hubbard

Beard is sometimes used for awn, more commonly for long or stiff hairs of any sort.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for awn

awn

/ (ɔːn) /

noun

any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals

Derived forms of awn

awned, adjectiveawnless, adjective

Word Origin for awn

Old English agen ear of grain; related to Old Norse ögn chaff, Gothic ahana, Old High German agana, Greek akōn javelin

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Scientific definitions for awn

awn

[ ôn ]

A slender, bristlelike appendage found on the spikelets of many grasses.

单词	awn
释义	awn [ awn ] / ɔn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR awn ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. a bristlelike appendage of a plant, especially on the glumes of grasses. such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc. any similar bristle. Origin of awn 1250–1300; Middle English aw(u)n, agune, agene, probably <Scandinavian; compare Old Norse ǫgn,Old Danish aghn husk; replacing and cognate with Old English ægnan; cognate with Gothic ahana,Old High German agana (German Agen, Ahne), Dutch, Frisian agen; OL agna ear of grain, Czech osina awn; Greek ákaina thorn, bristle, ákhnē chaff (< a pre-Hellenic substratum language); <Indo-European *Haeḱ- sharp OTHER WORDS FROM awn awned, adjectiveawnless, adjectiveun·awned, adjective Words nearby awn awless, awl-shaped, awl snail, awlwort, awmous, awn, awner, awning, awning deck, awning window, awnless bromegrass Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for awn Dat's a pow'ful good-lookin' suit o' clo'es what L'tenant Greenfeel got awn. Kincaid's Battery\|George W. Cable The little I have is free, and I can call it my awn—hame's hame, let it be never so hamely. The History of John Bull\|John Arbuthnot My husband be gwaine to take this matter into his awn hands now. Children of the Mist\|Eden Phillpotts Aws ut wuz in th' beginnin', uz now awn ever shawl be, worl' wi'out end—Aamen! Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 2 of 14\|Elbert Hubbard Beard is sometimes used for awn, more commonly for long or stiff hairs of any sort. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for awn awn / (ɔːn) / noun any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals Derived forms of awn awned, adjectiveawnless, adjective Word Origin for awn Old English agen ear of grain; related to Old Norse ögn chaff, Gothic ahana, Old High German agana, Greek akōn javelin 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 awn dagger, spire, promontory, headland, barb, apex, tip, snag, tine, sword, spike, jag, prong, cusp, head, prick, beak, cape, spur, spine Scientific definitions for awn awn [ ôn ] A slender, bristlelike appendage found on the spikelets of many grasses. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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