fiorin
/ (ˈfaɪərɪn) /
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noun
a temperate perennial grass, Agrostis stoloniferaAlso called: creeping bent grass See bent grass
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First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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C19: from Irish Gaelic fiorthann wheat grass
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Example sentences from the Web for fiorin
It resembles young rye-grass more than any other English grass; the seed is much like fiorin seed: cattle are fond of it.
Here we are received by Dr. Richardson, the inventor of the fiorin-grass (or of some of its excellencies).
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.By the way, he is a chattering charlatan, and his fiorin a mere humbug.
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 (of 10)|John Gibson Lockhart.