fescue

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning…

   A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.

   • to come under the fescue of an imprimatur
   • ‘Now then,’ Mason rapping upon the Table’s Edge with a sinister-looking Fescue of Ebony, whose List of Uses simple Indication does not quite exhaust, whilst the Girls squirm pleasingly
2. 2

   A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates, of the genus…

   A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates, of the genus Festuca.

3. 3

   An instrument for playing on the harp

   An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.

   • with thy golden fescue play'dst upon Thy hollow harp
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   1. 4

      The style of a sundial.

   2. 5

      To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

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