fern seed

noun

the spores of ferns, formerly supposed to have the power to make persons invisible.

Origin of fern seed

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby fern seed

fernbrake, Ferndale, fernery, ferning, fern root, fern seed, fern test, ferny, ferocious, ferocity, -ferous

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Example sentences from the Web for fern seed

It is never known to fail, is made from a fern-seed that I alone can pluck, and is not for sale at any druggist's!
The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book|Constance Cary Harrison
We steal as in a castle, cock-sure; we have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible.
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume I (of 2)|Charles G. Harper
Nay, I think rather you are more beholden to the night than to fern-seed, for your walking invisible.
How to Know the Ferns|Frances Theodora Parsons
Those who eat of this fern-seed, she remembered as she sank into sleep that night, shall see the fairies!
The Wolves of God|Algernon Blackwood

The first thing to be done was to get rid of the fern-seed which she now regarded as a hateful thing.
The Children's Book of Christmas Stories|Various

British Dictionary definitions for fern seed

fern seed

noun

the minute particles by which ferns reproduce themselves, formerly thought to be invisible. Possession of them was thought to make a person invisible

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单词	fern seed
释义	fern seed noun the spores of ferns, formerly supposed to have the power to make persons invisible. Origin of fern seed First recorded in 1590–1600 Words nearby fern seed fernbrake, Ferndale, fernery, ferning, fern root, fern seed, fern test, ferny, ferocious, ferocity, -ferous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fern seed It is never known to fail, is made from a fern-seed that I alone can pluck, and is not for sale at any druggist's! The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book\|Constance Cary Harrison We steal as in a castle, cock-sure; we have the receipt of fern-seed, we walk invisible. The Old Inns of Old England, Volume I (of 2)\|Charles G. Harper Nay, I think rather you are more beholden to the night than to fern-seed, for your walking invisible. How to Know the Ferns\|Frances Theodora Parsons Those who eat of this fern-seed, she remembered as she sank into sleep that night, shall see the fairies! The Wolves of God\|Algernon Blackwood The first thing to be done was to get rid of the fern-seed which she now regarded as a hateful thing. The Children's Book of Christmas Stories\|Various British Dictionary definitions for fern seed fern seed noun the minute particles by which ferns reproduce themselves, formerly thought to be invisible. Possession of them was thought to make a person invisible Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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