mossy
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈmɒsi/ / /ˈmɔsi/ / /ˈmɑsi/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English mossy, equivalent to moss + -y.
- 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
- Alternative form of mossie (“mosquito”).