Knife grass

Knife grass
Knife Knife (n[imac]f), n.; pl. {Knives} (n[imac]vz). [OE. knif, AS. cn[=i]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn[=i]fr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc.. [1913 Webster]

2. A sword or dagger. [1913 Webster]

The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

{Knife grass} (Bot.) a tropical American sedge ({Scleria latifolia}), having leaves with a very sharp and hard edge, like a knife.

{War to the knife}, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the last extremity. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Knife — (n[imac]f), n.; pl. {Knives} (n[imac]vz). [OE. knif, AS. cn[=i]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn[=i]fr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site — Infobox protected area | name = Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site iucn category = V caption = locator x = 119 locator y = 32 location = Mercer County, North Dakota, USA nearest city = Bismarck, North Dakota lat degrees = 47 lat… …   Wikipedia

  • Knife of Dreams — infobox Book | name = Knife of Dreams orig title = translator = image caption = Original cover of Knife of Dreams featuring Perrin Aybara facing down Aes Sedai Galina Casban with Gaul and an armsman looking on author = Robert Jordan cover artist …   Wikipedia

  • War to the knife — Knife Knife (n[imac]f), n.; pl. {Knives} (n[imac]vz). [OE. knif, AS. cn[=i]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn[=i]fr, Sw. knif, Dan. kniv.] 1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grass — 1. noun /ɡɹɑːs,ɡɹæs/ a) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem, wrap around it for a distance, and leave, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain. b) A lawn …   Wiktionary

  • knife handle — Razor Ra zor (r[=a] z[ e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL. rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase}, v. t.] 1. A keen edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Laguiole knife — The Laguiole knife is a high quality traditional French pocket knife, originally produced in the town of Laguiole in the Aveyron region of southern France. The word Laguiole , pronEng|lɑːˈjɔːl la yoll , is a generic term, not legally restricted… …   Wikipedia

  • Cut Knife, Saskatchewan — …   Wikipedia

  • Cut Knife No. 439, Saskatchewan — Cut Knife No. 439 is a rural municipality in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, located in the Census Division 13. The seat of the municipality is located in the Town of Cut Knife. Contents 1 Demographics 2 Communities 3 Transportation …   Wikipedia

  • Hay knife — Hay Hay, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[=e]g; akin to D. hooi, OHG. hewi, houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h[ o], Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See {Hew} to cut.] Grass cut and cured for fodder. [1913 Webster] Make hay while the sun… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”