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Barnyard grass, for hay. South. {Panicum Grus-galli}. Bent,
pasture and hay. {Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. {Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. {Poa compressa}. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. {Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) {Buchlo["e] dectyloides}.
(b) Same as {Grama grass} (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch
grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.
(b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.
(b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay.
South. {Panicum jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as {Wood grass} (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium Italicum}. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus},
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
{Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. {Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
{Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
{Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,
ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray
grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne},
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
{Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass}
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
{Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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{Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
{Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
{Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
{Grass bass} (Zool.), the calico bass.
{Grass bird}, the dunlin.
{Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
{Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
({B[oe]hmeria nivea} syn. {Urtica nivea}), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
{Grass finch}. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and
{bay-winged bunting}.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po["e]phila}, of
which several species are known.
{Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
{Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.
{Grass moth} (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
{Crambus}, found in grass.
{Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger
grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.
{Grass owl} (Zool.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}).
{Grass parrakeet} (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
{Grass plover} (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
{Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
{Crass quit} (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
{Grass snake}. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See {Green snake}, under {Green}.
{Grass snipe} (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.
{Grass spider} (Zool.), a common spider ({Agelena n[ae]via}),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
{Grass sponge} (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
{Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.
{Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
{Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
{Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.
{To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
{To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
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Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE.
holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation,
happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G.
heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr.
See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow},
{Hollyhock}.]
1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
a holy priesthood. "Holy rites and solemn feasts."
--Milton.
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2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.
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Now through her round of holy thought
The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble.
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{Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving
religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for
repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,
Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of
Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and
subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,
except the pope and the king of England.
{Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}.
{Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}.
{Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,
his parents, and others of his family are represented.
{Holy Father}, a title of the pope.
{Holy Ghost} (Theol.), the third person of the Trinity; the
Comforter; the Paraclete.
{Holy Grail}. See {Grail}.
{Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa
borealis} and {Hierochloa alpina}). In the north of Europe
it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints'
days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and
western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla
grass} or {Seneca grass}.
{Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day.
{Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.
{Holy office}, the Inquisition.
{Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the
Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
where no person entered, except the high priest once a
year.
{Holy One}.
(a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. "
The Holy One of Israel." --Is. xliii. 14.
(b) One separated to the service of God.
{Holy orders}. See {Order}.
{Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.
{Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony.
{Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding
the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.
{Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above).
{Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}.
{Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under
{Thistle}.
{Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.)
(a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.
(b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy
Thursday.
{Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians
against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,
twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
the holy places.
{Holy water} (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been
blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.
{Holy-water stoup}, the stone stoup or font placed near the
entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.
{Holy Week} (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the
passion of our Savior is commemorated.
{Holy writ}, the sacred Scriptures. " Word of holy writ."
--Wordsworth.
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