rush-grownadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌʃɡrəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈrəʃˌɡroʊn/

Forms: see rush n.¹ and grown adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rush n.¹, grown adj.

Etymology: < rush n.¹ + grown adj.

†1. Having a slender or tapering form similar to that of a rush. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [adjective]

taper1496

rush-grown1545

taper-fashion1545

taperinga1625

tapered1669

gradual1739

diminishing1842

1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 13^v Those [shafts] that be lytle brested and big toward the hede called by theyr lykenesse taperfashion, reshe growne, and of some merye fellowes bobtayles.

1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. i His tail long, and rush grown, that is big at the setting on, and small downward.

1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. x An excellent streight and well grown Ground Hazel, being from the bottome to the top finely Rush-grown.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 27 With an Annular body like a Wasp,..and conical or rush-grown towards the tayl.

1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 247 His Rush-grown Tail O'er his broad Back bends in an ample Arch.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Rush-grown, tapering like a rush.

2. Of ground, water, etc.: overgrown with rushes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [adjective] > having or full of

reedy1307

flaggy1382

reedena1387

sedgy1566

rushy1567

saggy1609

secky1610

cany1667

seavy1684

bentya1700

juncous1755

rushed1759

rush-grown1765

spritty1786

spratty1808

reeded1821

sedged1866

1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems II. 25 In barren tracts bid roses bloom, And rush-grown marshes breathe perfume.

1777 T. Warton Ode Suicide ii By the brook, that ling'ring laves Yon rush-grown moor with sable waves.

1832 J. Bree St. Herbert's Isle 132 Wraiths and warlocks by the rush-grown mere.

1866 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lost Tales Miletus, Secret Way 12 The cool marge of rush-grown watersprings.

1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 213 The vast rush-grown swamps and verdant pastures of the lordly Theiss.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 9 Aug. 10/1 A rush-grown pool of peat-brown water.

1951 C. R. Fay Huskisson & his Age i. i. 53 Now it lacks a tenant (unless indeed the ghost of Rebecca Sharp wanders round its rush-grown lake).

1988 Man 23 425 Mountainy land was wet and deteriorated if laid down to permanent pasture—it had to be regularly worked..or decent pasture became rush grown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rush-grown
释义	rush-grownadj. Brit. /ˈrʌʃɡrəʊn/, U.S. /ˈrəʃˌɡroʊn/ Forms: see rush n.¹ and grown adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rush n.¹, grown adj. Etymology: < rush n.¹ + grown adj. †1. Having a slender or tapering form similar to that of a rush. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > fact or condition of tapering > [adjective] taper1496 rush-grown1545 taper-fashion1545 taperinga1625 tapered1669 gradual1739 diminishing1842 1545 R. Ascham Toxophilus ii. f. 13^v Those [shafts] that be lytle brested and big toward the hede called by theyr lykenesse taperfashion, reshe growne, and of some merye fellowes bobtayles. 1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. i His tail long, and rush grown, that is big at the setting on, and small downward. 1615 G. Markham Countrey Contentments i. x An excellent streight and well grown Ground Hazel, being from the bottome to the top finely Rush-grown. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 27 With an Annular body like a Wasp,..and conical or rush-grown towards the tayl. 1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 247 His Rush-grown Tail O'er his broad Back bends in an ample Arch. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) Rush-grown, tapering like a rush. 2. Of ground, water, etc.: overgrown with rushes. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > reedy or aquatic grasses > [adjective] > having or full of reedy1307 flaggy1382 reedena1387 sedgy1566 rushy1567 saggy1609 secky1610 cany1667 seavy1684 bentya1700 juncous1755 rushed1759 rush-grown1765 spritty1786 spratty1808 reeded1821 sedged1866 1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems II. 25 In barren tracts bid roses bloom, And rush-grown marshes breathe perfume. 1777 T. Warton Ode Suicide ii By the brook, that ling'ring laves Yon rush-grown moor with sable waves. 1832 J. Bree St. Herbert's Isle 132 Wraiths and warlocks by the rush-grown mere. 1866 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lost Tales Miletus, Secret Way 12 The cool marge of rush-grown watersprings. 1886 W. J. Tucker Life E. Europe 213 The vast rush-grown swamps and verdant pastures of the lordly Theiss. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 9 Aug. 10/1 A rush-grown pool of peat-brown water. 1951 C. R. Fay Huskisson & his Age i. i. 53 Now it lacks a tenant (unless indeed the ghost of Rebecca Sharp wanders round its rush-grown lake). 1988 Man 23 425 Mountainy land was wet and deteriorated if laid down to permanent pasture—it had to be regularly worked..or decent pasture became rush grown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1545
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