darnel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of darnel
1275–1325; Middle English; compare French (Walloon) darnelle, probably < Germanic
Example Sentences
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I think the Duke of Burgundy will fast, Before he’ll buy again at such a rate: ’Twas full of darnel: do you like the taste?”
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
Nor darnel these, nor wolf's-tail grass infests; From core and leaf we pick the insect pests, And pick we those that eat the joints and roots:— So do we guard from harm the growing fruits.
From The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches by Epiphanius Wilson
The darnel is permitted to grow in summer, and in harvest is cast into the fire,—both for the sake of the wheat.
From The Parables of Our Lord by William Arnot
Henry V. Apple, balm, docks, elder, fig, flower-de-luce, grass, hemp, leek, nettle, fumitory, kecksies, burs, cowslips, burnet, clover, darnel, strawberry, thistles, vine, violet, hemlock. 1st Henry VI.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
Geese and cranes, chicory, mildew, thistles, cleavers, caltrops, darnel and shade are farmer's enemies.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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