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mossy

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɒsi/ / /ˈmɔsi/ / /ˈmɑsi/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.

  1. Covered in or overgrown with moss.

    The moſſy pales that ſkirt the orchard-green, / Here hid by ſhrub-vvood, there by glimpſes ſeen; […]

    A Violet by a mossy stone / Half-hidden from the Eye! / —Fair, as a star when only one / Is shining in the sky!

noun

  1. Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”).