quaking grassn.

Brit.

/ˈkweɪkɪŋ ˌɡrɑːs/,

/ˈkweɪkɪŋ ˌɡras/, U.S.

/ˈkweɪkɪŋ ˌɡræs/

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

Etymology: < quaking adj.¹ + grass n.¹ Compare Quaker n. 2.

Any of various grasses of the genus Briza, having broad, flattened spikelets dangling on slender stalks which tremble in the breeze; esp. (more fully common quaking grass) B. media, which is widely distributed in Eurasia. Also with distinguishing word (usually translating the specific epithet).

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Quakers1597

quaking grass1597

shakers1597

dodder-grass1617

brant-barley1633

cow-quakes1633

pearl grass1633

maidenhair grass1640

amourette1702

Lady's hair1732

quiver grass1759

quake1812

rattlesnake grass1814

totter-grass1821

silver shacklea1824

lady's tresses1842

fairy grass1846

earthquakes1851

trembling-grass1853

dadder grass1859

dithering-grass1878

totty-grass1901

shivery grass1926

1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 80 Shakers, or quaking grasse, groweth to the height of halfe a foote.

1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Quackers, or quaking grasse.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1165 Gramen tremulum medium. Maidenhaire grasse, or the lesser quaking grasse.

1739 P. Miller Gardener's Dict. II. at Grass The four Sorts of Quaking Grass, are rather esteemed as curiosities, than for any real Use, so are sometimes allowed a Place in Gardens.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xiii. 142 A loose panicle, the foot-stalks of which are so slender as to be moved by every wind; whence they have obtained the name of Quaking-grasses.

1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 294 Briza minor, Small Quaking-grass, is one of the most elegant of the British grasses.

1882 Garden 14 Jan. 28/3 Briza maxima and gracilis are two of the best of the Quaking grasses.

1905 A. D. Hall Bk. Rothamsted Exper. ix. i. 154 The most prominent species among the grasses are the Quaking Grass, so generally taken as a sign of poor land.

1954 C. E. Hubbard Grasses 187 Big or Large Quaking-grass, Briza maxima L.

1994 Observer 9 Jan. (Review section) 15/4 The southern English chalk layers nurture a Linnean museum, ranging from wild thyme, fairy flax and milkwort to morels, quaking grass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quaking grass
释义	quaking grassn. Brit. /ˈkweɪkɪŋ ˌɡrɑːs/, /ˈkweɪkɪŋ ˌɡras/, U.S. /ˈkweɪkɪŋ ˌɡræs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quaking adj.¹, grass n.¹ Etymology: < quaking adj.¹ + grass n.¹ Compare Quaker n. 2. Any of various grasses of the genus Briza, having broad, flattened spikelets dangling on slender stalks which tremble in the breeze; esp. (more fully common quaking grass) B. media, which is widely distributed in Eurasia. Also with distinguishing word (usually translating the specific epithet). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > quaking-grass Quakers1597 quaking grass1597 shakers1597 dodder-grass1617 brant-barley1633 cow-quakes1633 pearl grass1633 maidenhair grass1640 amourette1702 Lady's hair1732 quiver grass1759 quake1812 rattlesnake grass1814 totter-grass1821 silver shacklea1824 lady's tresses1842 fairy grass1846 earthquakes1851 trembling-grass1853 dadder grass1859 dithering-grass1878 totty-grass1901 shivery grass1926 1597 J. Gerard Herball i. 80 Shakers, or quaking grasse, groweth to the height of halfe a foote. 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas Quackers, or quaking grasse. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum 1165 Gramen tremulum medium. Maidenhaire grasse, or the lesser quaking grasse. 1739 P. Miller Gardener's Dict. II. at Grass The four Sorts of Quaking Grass, are rather esteemed as curiosities, than for any real Use, so are sometimes allowed a Place in Gardens. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xiii. 142 A loose panicle, the foot-stalks of which are so slender as to be moved by every wind; whence they have obtained the name of Quaking-grasses. 1848 C. A. Johns Week at Lizard 294 Briza minor, Small Quaking-grass, is one of the most elegant of the British grasses. 1882 Garden 14 Jan. 28/3 Briza maxima and gracilis are two of the best of the Quaking grasses. 1905 A. D. Hall Bk. Rothamsted Exper. ix. i. 154 The most prominent species among the grasses are the Quaking Grass, so generally taken as a sign of poor land. 1954 C. E. Hubbard Grasses 187 Big or Large Quaking-grass, Briza maxima L. 1994 Observer 9 Jan. (Review section) 15/4 The southern English chalk layers nurture a Linnean museum, ranging from wild thyme, fairy flax and milkwort to morels, quaking grass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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