Indian grassn.

Brit.

/ˌɪndɪən ˈɡrɑːs/,

/ˌɪndɪən ˈɡras/, U.S.

/ˌɪndiən ˈɡræs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., grass n.¹

Etymology: < Indian adj. + grass n.¹ With sense 1, compare Indian adj. 1; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 2.

1. Angling. Silkworm gut (gut n. 4d) used for making lines. Now historical and rare.

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Indian grass1696

Indian weed1736

1696 London Gaz. No. 3206/4 Angle-Rods made of Foreign Dogwood..also the best new Indian Grass, and all other sorts of Fishing Tackle.

1726 Gentleman Angler 48 If you Angle in Weedy Rivers, then make use of the Indian Grass.

1769 G. White Let. 2 Jan. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 63 Your account of the Indian-grass was entertaining... Inquiring..what they supposed that part of their tackle to be made of? they replied ‘of the intestines of a silkworm’.

1818 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (ed. 3) I. ix. 287 The Indian grass or gut as it is called..which is said to be prepared in China from the matter contained in the silk reservoirs of the silkworm.

1834 G. A. Hansard Trout & Salmon Fishing in Wales 78 Next, for your line, you must provide good strong Indian grass, or silkworm gut.

1992 C. B. McCully Fly-fishing 40 In the later 17th and 18th centuries..a mysterious substance called Indian Grass or Indian Weed began to be used nearest the fly.

a. Chiefly U.S. Any of various grasses; esp. Sorghastrum nutans, which is one of the dominant grasses of the North American prairies.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > North American

salt grass1704

wiregrass1751

Indian grass1765

buffalo grass1784

blue-eyed grass1785

mountain rice1790

nimble Will1816

yard-grass1822

mesquite1831

poverty-grass1832

tickle-moth1833

bunch-grass1837

naked-beard grass1848

needle grass1848

Means grass1858

toothache-grass1860

Johnson grass1873

Indian rice grass1893

nigger babies1897

St. Augustine grass1905

pinyon ricegrass1935

1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) 480 (note) The natural upland grass of the country commonly called Indian grass, is poor fodder.

1810 J. Lambert Trav. Lower Canada & U.S. I. xxi. 460 An aromatic grass, called Indian grass, is gathered in the woods by the Indian women, and brought into the towns for sale.

1853 T. C. Archer Pop. Econ. Bot. 279 Oil of Indian Grass, Roosa Oil, or Roosa-ke-til, is distilled from the leaves of Andropogon Calamus aromaticus.

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World ix. 173 In the upper and drier zone of the wet meadow big bluestem, Indian grass, and switchgrass are frequently dominant.

2001 OG Nov.–Dec. 28/3 Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), silky seedheads lend drama to the autumn landscape.

†b. A tropaeolum. Cf. Indian cress n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1b(b). Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > American or West Indian

water withy1559

West Indian China-root1577

savannah flower1696

water withe1696

Spanish woodbine1731

potato vine1750

Indian grass1753

seven-year vine1756

tropaeolum1759

woodbine1760

water vine1774

canariensis1835

Philodendron1840

Monstera1858

twig-climber1900

money bush1924

potato creeper1925

sweetheart plant1963

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cardamindum, Indian grass, in botany, the name of a genus of plants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	indian grass
释义	Indian grassn. Brit. /ˌɪndɪən ˈɡrɑːs/, /ˌɪndɪən ˈɡras/, U.S. /ˌɪndiən ˈɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Indian adj., grass n.¹ Etymology: < Indian adj. + grass n.¹ With sense 1, compare Indian adj. 1; with sense 2, compare Indian adj. 2. 1. Angling. Silkworm gut (gut n. 4d) used for making lines. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > fishing-line > [noun] > silk line > silkworm gut for lines Indian grass1696 Indian weed1736 1696 London Gaz. No. 3206/4 Angle-Rods made of Foreign Dogwood..also the best new Indian Grass, and all other sorts of Fishing Tackle. 1726 Gentleman Angler 48 If you Angle in Weedy Rivers, then make use of the Indian Grass. 1769 G. White Let. 2 Jan. in Nat. Hist. Selborne (1789) 63 Your account of the Indian-grass was entertaining... Inquiring..what they supposed that part of their tackle to be made of? they replied ‘of the intestines of a silkworm’. 1818 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (ed. 3) I. ix. 287 The Indian grass or gut as it is called..which is said to be prepared in China from the matter contained in the silk reservoirs of the silkworm. 1834 G. A. Hansard Trout & Salmon Fishing in Wales 78 Next, for your line, you must provide good strong Indian grass, or silkworm gut. 1992 C. B. McCully Fly-fishing 40 In the later 17th and 18th centuries..a mysterious substance called Indian Grass or Indian Weed began to be used nearest the fly. 2. a. Chiefly U.S. Any of various grasses; esp. Sorghastrum nutans, which is one of the dominant grasses of the North American prairies. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > non-British grasses > [noun] > North American salt grass1704 wiregrass1751 Indian grass1765 buffalo grass1784 blue-eyed grass1785 mountain rice1790 nimble Will1816 yard-grass1822 mesquite1831 poverty-grass1832 tickle-moth1833 bunch-grass1837 naked-beard grass1848 needle grass1848 Means grass1858 toothache-grass1860 Johnson grass1873 Indian rice grass1893 nigger babies1897 St. Augustine grass1905 pinyon ricegrass1935 1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) 480 (note) The natural upland grass of the country commonly called Indian grass, is poor fodder. 1810 J. Lambert Trav. Lower Canada & U.S. I. xxi. 460 An aromatic grass, called Indian grass, is gathered in the woods by the Indian women, and brought into the towns for sale. 1853 T. C. Archer Pop. Econ. Bot. 279 Oil of Indian Grass, Roosa Oil, or Roosa-ke-til, is distilled from the leaves of Andropogon Calamus aromaticus. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World ix. 173 In the upper and drier zone of the wet meadow big bluestem, Indian grass, and switchgrass are frequently dominant. 2001 OG Nov.–Dec. 28/3 Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans), silky seedheads lend drama to the autumn landscape. †b. A tropaeolum. Cf. Indian cress n. at Indian adj. and n. Compounds 1b(b). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > climbing or creeping plants > non-British climbing or creeping plants > [noun] > American or West Indian water withy1559 West Indian China-root1577 savannah flower1696 water withe1696 Spanish woodbine1731 potato vine1750 Indian grass1753 seven-year vine1756 tropaeolum1759 woodbine1760 water vine1774 canariensis1835 Philodendron1840 Monstera1858 twig-climber1900 money bush1924 potato creeper1925 sweetheart plant1963 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cardamindum, Indian grass, in botany, the name of a genus of plants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1696
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