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Fescue
CIDE DICTIONARY
Fescue, n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F. fétu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.].
- A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read. Sterne. [1913 Webster]"To come under the fescue of an imprimatur." [1913 Webster]
- An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- The style of a dial. [1913 Webster]
- A grass of the genus
Festuca . [1913 Webster]
Fescue, v. i. & t.
To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue. Milton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Fescue, n. any grass of the genus Festuca, valuable for pasture and fodder.
Etymology
ME festu(e) f. OF festu ult. f. L festuca stalk, straw
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