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单词 awn
释义 awn
I. \ˈȯn\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English awne, from Old English agen ear of grain, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse ögn chaff; akin to Old English egenu chaff, Gothic ahana, Latin agna ear of grain, Greek akōn javelin, Sanskrit aśani arrowhead, missile, Old English ecg edge, sword — more at edge
1.
 a. : one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes or bracts of the spikelet in barley, oats, some varieties of wheat, and other grasses
 b. : a small pointed process (as that which terminates the anthers in members of the genus Vaccinium)
2. : one of the barbed processes on the hemipenis of a reptile
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to remove the awns from
III. \ˈȯn\
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) awen to possess, own, owe — more at owe
chiefly Scotland
variant of own
IV. \ˈȯn\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from awning
: to cover with or as if with an awning
 < this green pavilion awning the moles — Daniel Sargent >
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