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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-Sternberg cell, reed stop

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In the dens where dragons dwelt before, shall rise up the verdure of the reed and the bulrush.
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The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
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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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