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• Awn — ([add]n), n. [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. [ o]gn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. a chnh, AS. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d {Ear}. [root]1.] (Bot.) The bristle or beard of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• awn — [ôn] n. [ME aune < ON ǫgn (pl. agnir) < IE * aken < base * ak̑ (see ACID) > OE egenu, Goth ahana, L agna] Bot. any bristlelike fiber or fibers, as on the head of barley, oats, or wheat; beard awned adj. awnless adj …   English World dictionary

• AWN — Window Maker Dock, ähnlich dem von NeXTSTEP Das Dock ist ein Bestandteil mehrerer grafischer Benutzeroberflächen. Es ist der zentrale Zugriffspunkt auf häufig genutzte Programme. Lange Zeit waren Docks nur auf vielen Unix Betriebssystemen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• awn — awned, adj. awnless, adj. /awn/, n. Bot. 1. a bristlelike appendage of a plant, esp. on the glumes of grasses. 2. such appendages collectively, as those forming the beard of wheat, barley, etc. 3. any similar bristle. [1250 1300; ME aw(u)n, agune …   Universalium

• awn — [[t]ɔn[/t]] n. 1) bot a bristlelike appendage of a plant, esp. on the glumes of grasses 2) any similar bristle • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME aw(u) n, agune, agene, prob. < Scand; cf. ON ǫgn, husk; OE ægnan, c. OHG agana, Go ahana, OL agna ear of… …   From formal English to slang

• roughness — n 1. coarseness, ruggedness, bumpiness, jaggedness, cragginess, cragginess; stoniness, rockiness; knottedness, nodosity, gnarledness; wrin kledness, nugosity, crinkledness, corrugation; lumpiness; irregularity, unevenness. 2. hairiness,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• List of characters in The Books of Magic — The Books of Magic was a four issue mini series published by DC Comics written by Neil Gaiman, later revived as an ongoing series written by John Ney Rieber (issues 1 50) and Peter Gross (issues 51 75). The comics told the story of Timothy Hunter …   Wikipedia

• Animal oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Animated oats — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Arrhenatherum avenaceum — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Avena fatua — Oat Oat ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS. [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.] 1. (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its edible grain, used as food and fodder; commonly used in the plural and in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English