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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
awn n 1: slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Awn \Awn\ ([add]n), n. [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ["o]gn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. 'a`chnh, AS. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. [root]1.] (Bot.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. --Gray. [1913 Webster] | ||
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