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Awn
Awn
(a̤n)
, Noun.
[OE.
awn
, agune
, from Icel. ögn
, pl. agnir
; akin to Sw. agn
, Dan. avne
, Goth. ahana
, OHG. agana
, G. agen
, ahne
, chaff, Gr. ἄχνη
, AS. egla
; prob. from same root as E. acute
. See 3d Ear
. √1.] (Bot.)
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Gray.
Definition 2024
awn
awn
See also: awn.
English
Noun
awn (plural awns)
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An ear of a wild rye species, showing the conspicuous awns
Translations
the bristle or beard of certain plants
Anagrams
Middle Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.un/, /au̯n/
Verb
awn
- first-person plural present indicative of mynet
- first-person singular imperfect indicative of mynet
- first-person plural imperative of mynet
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (first-person singular conditional): elwn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aʊ̯n/
Verb
awn