reed mace

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noun

cattail.

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Origin of reed mace

First recorded in 1540–50

Words nearby reed mace

reed grass, reeding, reed instrument, Reedley, reedling, reed mace, reedman, reed organ, reed pipe, reed stop, reeducate

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How to use reed mace in a sentence

“We quietly did,” Reed previously told The Daily Beast of removing ISIS.
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He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Randy Reed Buick, Nissan, and Chevrolet Missouri-based car dealerships.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some later claimed that a cop shook a can of mace, an uncalled for act of aggravation, one man said.
Ferguson Protesters Harass Black Police, Call for Darren Wilson’s Death|Justin Glawe|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Farah told Deputy Michael Reed that he could not say what clothes his daughters might have had on.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Each man in the room was smoking a pipe, which consisted of a brass bowl and a reed stem over three feet long.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
This is especially the case in what are known as the Reed and Haydon properties which extend over about 200 acres.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
To Willis, however, must be attributed greater advance in the utilization of heavy pressures for reed work.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for reed mace

reed mace

noun

Also called: (popularly) bulrush, false bulrush, cat's-tail a tall reedlike marsh plant, Typha latifolia, with straplike leaves and flowers in long brown sausage-shaped spikes: family TyphaceaeSee also bulrush (def. 2)

a related and similar plant, Typha angustifolia

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