Though the rough kex break
The starred mosaic. --Tennyson.
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2. A dry husk or covering.
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When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
KEX — may refer to:*KEX (AM), a radio station in Portland, Oregon, United States *Kex, the name of a Mandalorian in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords . *the Kansai Commodities Exchange, a futures exchange in Japan … Wikipedia
kex — (n.) dry, hollow plant stem, late 14c., of uncertain origin. Klein says ultimately from L. cicuta hemlock … Etymology dictionary
KEX (AM) — Infobox Radio station name = KEX slogan = The BIG One city = Portland, Oregon area = northwestern Oregon and southwestern Washington branding = NewsRadio 1190 KEX airdate = December 23, 1926 frequency = 1190 kHz HD Radio format = News/Talk power … Wikipedia
kex — Kecksy Keck sy, n.; pl. {Kecksies} ( s[i^]z). [Properly pl. of kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.) The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in pl., {kecks}, {kaxes}.] [1913 Webster] Nothing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kex — Keie (auch Kex, Kay; aus lat.: Gaius) ist eine legendäre Figur der mittelalterlichen Artus Sage. Keie ist ein Ritter der Tafelrunde und der Truchsess des Königs. Der stets als vorlaut und beleidigend charakterisierte Ritter ist beispielsweise in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
kex — • käx (mindre vanligt än kex) … Svensk synonymlexikon
kex — s ( et, kex) (äv. käx) … Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok
kex — the stem of the teazle. North. As dry as a kex : or water dock … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
kex — I. ˈkeks noun ( es) Etymology: Middle English dialect chiefly England : the dry stalk of various hollow stemmed plants (as cow parsnip) II. adjective dialect England : resembling kex : dry … Useful english dictionary
Kex Hostel — (Рейкьявик,Исландия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Skúlagata 28, 101 Рейкьявик, Исландия … Каталог отелей
