单词 | bluegrass |
释义 | bluegrassn.adj. Chiefly North American. A. n. 1. a. Frequently with distinguishing word: any of various grasses of the genus Poa having a bluish inflorescence or foliage; spec. (more fully Kentucky bluegrass) smooth-stalked meadow grass, Poa pratensis, which is a valuable fodder, pasture, and turf grass, and is grown extensively in parts of the United States. Also: the sward formed by such a grass; the crop of such a grass. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > meadow grass meadow grass1597 silver grass1600 lovegrass1702 spear-grass1747 bluegrass1751 wiregrass1751 poa1753 poa grass1759 Suffolk grass1759 fowl-meadow-grass1774 penguin grass1776 mead grass1778 June grass1840 weeping Polly1880 1751 C. Gist Jrnls. (1893) 47 It is..full of beautiful natural Meadows covered with wild Rye, blue Grass and Clover. 1785 T. Jefferson Notes Virginia vi. 69 Our grasses are Lucerne, St. Foin,..greenswerd, blue grass and crab grass. a1811 J. J. Henry Accurate Acct. Campaign against Quebec (1812) 168 A basket-full of the ordinary blue-grass of our country. 1889 Harper's Mag. Jan. 259/1 The blue-grass..blooms toward the middle of June in a bluish, almost a peacock blue, blossom, which gives to the fields an exquisite hue. 1908 Southern Planter June 436/2 A saving of $1.00 a hundred [pigs] was effected by using alfalfa instead of bluegrass. 1949 G. H. Ahlgren Forage Crops xviii. 180 Also found [in the southern prairie region] are Texas bluegrass, Canada wild-rye, and western wheatgrass. 1985 P. Gruchow Jrnl. Prarie Year 44 The landscape was still brown on top but underneath it was green with the monotony of bluegrass. 2000 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 18 June (Tempo section) 18/3 Lawns should not be mown in winter unless the grass is a cool-season variety such as bent, kentucky bluegrass or rye. 2003 H. Lahring Water & Wetland Plants Prairie Provinces 102 Poa leptocoma is one of the few bluegrasses which prefers very wet conditions. b. The part of a country in which this type of grass grows; spec. the northern part of the state of Kentucky. Cf. earlier bluegrass country n., bluegrass region n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Kentucky > part of bluegrass1868 1868 W. Reid Ohio in War I. xii. 137 The North was used to having Kentucky in a panic.., and had come to look upon it mainly as a suggestion of a few more blooded horses from the ‘Blue Grass’ that were to be speedily impressed into the Rebel service. 1887 Y. E. Allison City of Louisville & Glimpse of Kentucky 43 A region extending from the ‘bluegrass’ of Kentucky on the west, to the ‘bluegrass’ of Virginia on the east. 1924 P. MacKaye Napoleon crossing Rockies (1928) 23 Proud am I to meet up with ye, Mr. Hog. Hail from down the Blue Grass, do ye? 2001 L. E. Sutton & L. W. Salisbury Romantic Kentucky 24 Rock fences, horse farms, and green rolling hills characterize this trip through the heart of the bluegrass. 2. Any of various bluish grasses or grass-like plants of other genera; spec. (a) Scottish any of various sedges of the genus Carex (obsolete); (b) Australian any of several grasses of the genus Dichanthium (formerly Andropogon). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [noun] > names applied to various types of grass windlestrawc1000 shear-grass1483 risp1508 sweet-grass1577 star grass1687 reesk1735 bluegrass1751 cheat1784 spear-grass1784 white top1803 prairie grass1812 elephant grass1832 ryegrass1845 wool-grass1854 snow-grass1865 quick1896 1751 J. Eliot Contin. Ess. Field-husbandry in New Eng. 18 The Land that you would Improve this way, must be intirely free from Blue Grass, called by some Dutch Grass, or Wire Grass. 1811 W. Aiton Gen. View Agric. Ayr 305 Carices, sedge-grasses..are, by the Ayrshire farmers, called blue, sour, one-pointed grasses. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. VII. 518 We have but very little of the blue or star-grass (carex panicea). 1881 A. C. Grant Bush-life in Queensland II. 145 At times they feed on the luscious herbage and luxuriant blue-grasses of a limestone country. 1902 Agric. Gaz. New S. Wales Nov. 1137 Blue grass (Andropogon affinis).—Resisted drought well. Appears more suitable for pasture than for hay. 1943 L. McLennan Spirit of West 46 We met on the blacksoil plain, Where the furlongs rolled like ribbon and the blue grass waved like grain. 1994 I. G. Read Bush 63/1 The grass layer includes kerosene grasses as well as blue grasses (Dichanthium and Bothriochloa spp). 3. A type of country music played on acoustic stringed instruments, typically with emphasis on the banjo, fiddle, or mandolin, and characterized by a quick tempo and high-pitched vocal harmonies.This type of music takes its name from that of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, originators of the style (see quot. 1942). The band took its name from the nickname of Monroe's home state of Kentucky: see Bluegrass State n. at Compounds 2.Recorded earliest in attributive use; cf. Compounds 1b. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > folk music > [noun] > country and western country music1942 country-western1949 bluegrass1955 country and western1960 Nashville1963 country1969 newgrass1972 alternative country1990 alt-country1993 1942 Chicago Tribune 1 Aug. 11/2 Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.] 1955 Washington Post 5 Dec. 8/5 Are you a ‘blue grass’ music fan? Bob White's Hideaway..has it in the form of Jack Huff and his Tri-State Ramblers. 1958 Caravan Apr. 32 Paul had a liking for Bluegrass as a change from Greensleeving. 1975 B. Artis Bluegrass iii. 31 The recordings done by the Stanleys for Rich-R-Tone are classic examples of how the old-time music was evolving into bluegrass. 2002 Times 10 Apr. 22/7 We think it would be great to get the Foreign Secretary into some bluegrass. B. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of bluegrass country. Later: resembling or characteristic of bluegrass music. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [adjective] > U.S.A. > specific states or regions > Kentucky > part of bluegrass1889 1889 Harper's Mag. Aug. 459/2 Bud rode into the yard on Mollie... ‘Blue-grass all over. I wonder how he came by her.’ 1913 G. Stratton-Porter Laddie x. 274 There's a strain of Arab in the father,..and the mother is bluegrass. 2010 D. Pichaske Song of North Country ii. 80 Dueting late with Ralph Stanley on ‘The Lonesome River’, he [sc. Bob Dylan] sounds so bluegrass you can't believe it's him. Compounds C1. General attributive. a. In sense A. 1a, as bluegrass pasture, bluegrass plain, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > a grass or grasses > [adjective] > of particular type bluegrass1772 benty1807 spinifex1846 red-top1852 1772 Pennsylvania Gaz. 16 Apr. 4/3 Timothy and Blue Grass Hay, to be sold. 1788 G. Washington Diaries III. 322 I sowed 3½ bushels of Blue Grass Seeds. 1831 J. M. Peck Guide for Emigrants ii. 161 Blue grass pastures may be kept green and fresh until late in autumn. 1895 Cent. Mag. Aug. 621/2 One of the many knobs from which Daniel Boone is said to have looked first over the Blue Grass land. 1942 National Geographic Mag. June p. viii (advt.) Ride Tennessee Walking Horses through bluegrass hills and peaceful valleys. 1978 Alton (Illinois) Tel. 16 Aug. e4/1 On the bluegrass plains of Kansas and Missouri. 2010 R. Parker Plant & Soil Sci. iv. 512 Legumes are often established in existing bluegrass fields to improve production. b. Music. In sense A. 3, as bluegrass band, bluegrass music, bluegrass record, etc. ΚΠ 1955‘Blue grass’ music [see sense A. 3]. 1960 20th Cent. Dec. 559 A new compromise simulacrum, the bluegrass band..five-string banjo, mandolin, guitar, bass, fiddle and a holler-vocalist. 1969 Rolling Stone 28 June 11/3 Hillman has watched the rock scene change over the years (as a bluegrass mandolin player, then one of the original Byrds). 1982 Southern Rag 12 38/1 Assorted bluegrass luminaries. 1995 Minnesota Monthly Apr. 65/2 A Pioneer Festival on July 15 and 16 brings bluegrass music to the shores of Plum Creek. 2003 Independent 7 Apr. 19/5 That was really somethin' to have a bluegrass record played on a pop station. C2. bluegrass country n. (now usually with capital first initial) = sense A. 1b.In quot. 1837: a region suitable for growing bluegrass. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Kentucky bluegrass country1837 Bluegrass State1886 1837 Tennessee Farmer Feb. 17/1 I gave..the proof that ours is a bluegrass country. 1849 Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Kentucky 550/1 The rich limestone regions of the state, sometimes termed the blue grass country. 1886 Harper's Mag. June 50/2 It is but a short distance from the blue-grass country to the eastern mountains. 1965 Austral. Encycl. VI. 366 A valuable fodder grass usually found in blue-grass country. 2002 W. Shawcross Queen & Country vii. 184 She keeps mares in Bluegrass country in Kentucky. bluegrass region n. (now usually with capital first initial) a region in which bluegrass (sense A. 1a) characteristically grows; spec. the northern part of the state of Kentucky. ΚΠ 1849 Rep. Deb. & Proc. Convent. for Revision Constit. State of Kentucky 545/1 The counties in the south are mainly interested in raising pork and in distilling,..while those of the blue grass region raise stock. 1887 H. Stewart Culture Farm Crops xix. 127 The blue grass region of Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Iowa. 1956 Times 2 Oct. 8/4 President Eisenhower halted in Cleveland to-day on his way to the ‘blue grass’ region of Kentucky. 2004 T. C. Buchanan Black Life on Mississippi i. 46 The close proximity of the Bluegrass region of Kentucky to Cincinnati was the source of many conflicts over fugitive slaves. Bluegrass State n. (also with lower-case initials) (a nickname for) the state of Kentucky. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > North America > [noun] > United States > specific states > Kentucky bluegrass country1837 Bluegrass State1886 1886 Chicago Weekly News 29 Apr. 4/3 Kentucky..is also called the Blue Grass state. 1916 Amer. Cookery Feb. 515/2 ‘What shall it be?’ ‘My Old Kentucky Home,’ begged the girl from the blue-grass state. 2011 USA Today (Nexis) 18 Mar. c6 The fourth-seeded Wildcats nearly became the second team from the Bluegrass State to suffer a stunning upset. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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