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grass skirt — ► NOUN ▪ a skirt made of long grass and leaves, worn by female dancers from some Pacific islands … English terms dictionary
grass skirt — noun a skirt made of long blades of grass • Hypernyms: ↑skirt * * * noun : a skirt worn by women of some Pacific islands and made of native grasses or split leaves that hang loosely from a band; also : an imitation of this skirt * * * grass skirt … Useful english dictionary
Grass skirt — A grass skirt is a traditional part of dress wear on tropical islands all over the world Fact|date=May 2008. This is referred to many kinds of dress wear. These are popular with Hula girls on Hawaii. Many of these are seen at Hawaiian… … Wikipedia
grass skirt — noun a skirt made of long grass and leaves fastened to a waistband, associated especially with female dancers from some Pacific islands … English new terms dictionary
grass — O.E. græs, gærs herb, plant, grass, from P.Gmc. grasan (Cf. O.N., O.S., Du., O.H.G., Ger., Goth. gras, Swed. gräs), from PIE *ghros young shoot, sprout, from root *ghre to grow, become green (related to GROW (Cf. grow) and GREEN (Cf … Etymology dictionary
grass — n. & v. n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten by cattle, horses, sheep, etc. b any species of this. c any plant of the family Gramineae, which includes cereals, reeds, and bamboos. 2 pasture land … Useful english dictionary
Grass — n. & v. n. 1 a vegetation belonging to a group of small plants with green blades that are eaten by cattle, horses, sheep, etc. b any species of this. c any plant of the family Gramineae, which includes cereals, reeds, and bamboos. 2 pasture land … Useful english dictionary
skirt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. overskirt, kilt, petticoat, farthingale, coattail; purlieu, borderland, edge, margin, outskirts; slang, woman, girl. See clothing, female. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. kilt, fustanella, kirtle, petticoat,… … English dictionary for students
grass — grass1 [ græs ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a very common plant with thin green leaves that covers the ground. A single piece of grass is called a blade of grass: Stephen was lying full length on the grass. We should cut the grass before it starts… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grass — I UK [ɡrɑːs] / US [ɡræs] noun Word forms grass : singular grass plural grasses *** 1) [uncountable] a very common plant with thin green leaves that covers the ground. A single piece of grass is called a blade of grass We should cut the grass… … English dictionary
