sparrowgrass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sparrowgrass
First recorded in 1650–60; by folk etymology
Example Sentences
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On Father’s plate and mine was sparrowgrass covered with a tarragon-mustard sauce.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
A serving maid whisked away my uneaten sparrowgrass and replaced it with scallops and tomato aspic.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
“It is my fault,” Father said, cutting into a sparrowgrass spear.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
I reached for the goblet and trailed my balloon sleeves through the sparrowgrass sauce.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
I called to see father last night, and had supper there; and you should have seen how lovely she were—eating sparrowgrass sideways, as if she were born to it.
From The Hand of Ethelberta by Thomas Hardy
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