bluegrass

[ bloo-gras, -grahs ]

/ ˈbluˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs /

noun

any grass of the genus Poa, as the Kentucky bluegrass, P. pratensis, having dense tufts of bluish-green blades and creeping rhizomes.

country music that is polyphonic in character and is played on unamplified stringed instruments, with emphasis especially on the solo banjo.

the Bluegrass. Bluegrass Region.

Origin of bluegrass

An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; blue + grass

Words nearby bluegrass

blue gas, blue giant, bluegill, blue goose, blue grama, bluegrass, Bluegrass Region, Bluegrass State, blue-green, blue-green alga, blue-green algae

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Example sentences from the Web for bluegrass

The law has been on the books in the Bluegrass State for a long time.
How the Constitution May Screw Rand Paul for 2016|Michael Tomasky|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Bluegrass State is eager to grow hemp for the purposes of research and commerce.
Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp!|Abby Haglage|May 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The race was called minutes after polls closed in the Bluegrass State.
McConnell Easily Wins GOP Kentucky Senate Primary|Ben Jacobs|May 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bluegrass Tea Partiers will need major reinforcements to even have a hope of defeating the veteran senator.
Mitch McConnell Is Now Tea Party Enemy No. 1|Patricia Murphy|October 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Scotts Miracle Gro made a pest resistant Kentucky bluegrass in 2011 using the same technology.
Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate|Josh Dzieza|August 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Were all men in the bluegrass like Frank Layson—courteous, considerate, and as strong and active as the best of mountaineers?
In Old Kentucky|Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey
The Shirt-tail battalion and the bluegrass battalion stood in peril of decimation in their maiden engagement.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck
In the highlands or the lowlands, in the mountains or the Bluegrass, generation after generation is weighted with the curse.
The Quest for a Lost Race|Thomas E. Pickett
Through the billowing richness of the Bluegrass lowlands, he had hurried with a homing throb in his pulses.
The Law of Hemlock Mountain|Hugh Lundsford
The style of Curtis was in such marked contrast to the bluegrass article represented by Rogers that it seemed a rebuke.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for bluegrass

bluegrass

/ (ˈbluːˌɡrɑːs) /

noun

any of several North American bluish-green grasses of the genus Poa, esp P. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass), grown for forage

a type of folk music originating in Kentucky, characterized by a simple harmonized accompaniment

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Cultural definitions for bluegrass

bluegrass

A kind of folk music for guitar, banjo, violin, other stringed instruments, and voice; bluegrass is distinguished by rapid notes and improvisation by the musicians.

单词	bluegrass
释义	bluegrass [ bloo-gras, -grahs ] / ˈbluˌgræs, -ˌgrɑs / noun any grass of the genus Poa, as the Kentucky bluegrass, P. pratensis, having dense tufts of bluish-green blades and creeping rhizomes. country music that is polyphonic in character and is played on unamplified stringed instruments, with emphasis especially on the solo banjo. the Bluegrass. Bluegrass Region. Origin of bluegrass An Americanism dating back to 1745–55; blue + grass Words nearby bluegrass blue gas, blue giant, bluegill, blue goose, blue grama, bluegrass, Bluegrass Region, Bluegrass State, blue-green, blue-green alga, blue-green algae Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bluegrass The law has been on the books in the Bluegrass State for a long time. How the Constitution May Screw Rand Paul for 2016\|Michael Tomasky\|July 18, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Bluegrass State is eager to grow hemp for the purposes of research and commerce. Kentucky Tells Feds: Hands Off Our Hemp!\|Abby Haglage\|May 21, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The race was called minutes after polls closed in the Bluegrass State. McConnell Easily Wins GOP Kentucky Senate Primary\|Ben Jacobs\|May 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Bluegrass Tea Partiers will need major reinforcements to even have a hope of defeating the veteran senator. Mitch McConnell Is Now Tea Party Enemy No. 1\|Patricia Murphy\|October 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Scotts Miracle Gro made a pest resistant Kentucky bluegrass in 2011 using the same technology. Plants That Glow in the Dark Spark Heated Debate\|Josh Dzieza\|August 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Were all men in the bluegrass like Frank Layson—courteous, considerate, and as strong and active as the best of mountaineers? In Old Kentucky\|Edward Marshall and Charles T. Dazey The Shirt-tail battalion and the bluegrass battalion stood in peril of decimation in their maiden engagement. The Code of the Mountains\|Charles Neville Buck In the highlands or the lowlands, in the mountains or the Bluegrass, generation after generation is weighted with the curse. The Quest for a Lost Race\|Thomas E. Pickett Through the billowing richness of the Bluegrass lowlands, he had hurried with a homing throb in his pulses. The Law of Hemlock Mountain\|Hugh Lundsford The style of Curtis was in such marked contrast to the bluegrass article represented by Rogers that it seemed a rebuke. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7\|Elbert Hubbard British Dictionary definitions for bluegrass bluegrass / (ˈbluːˌɡrɑːs) / noun any of several North American bluish-green grasses of the genus Poa, esp P. pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass), grown for forage a type of folk music originating in Kentucky, characterized by a simple harmonized accompaniment 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 Cultural definitions for bluegrass bluegrass A kind of folk music for guitar, banjo, violin, other stringed instruments, and voice; bluegrass is distinguished by rapid notes and improvisation by the musicians. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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