fescue
/ˈfɛskjuː/ · noun
Meaning
- A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
- A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates, of the genus Festuca.
- An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum.
- The style of a sundial.
- To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.
Etymology / origin
From Old French festu (modern fétu), from Proto-Romance festu, from Latin festūca (“stalk, stem, straw”).
- festuca(Latin)→
- festu(fro)→
- fescue (English)
- Relations: der, der
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