Barnyard grass, for hay. South. {Panicum Grus-galli}. Bent,
pasture and hay. {Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. {Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as {Switch grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. {Poa compressa}. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. {Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
      (a) {Buchloe dectyloides}.
      (b) Same as {Grama grass} (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
          Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess,
          or Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch
          grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,
      (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.
      (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel
      (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.
      (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair
          for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.
          English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
          grass.
      (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.
      (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,
          cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}. Grama
          grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua  oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
          hay. Far West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay.
          South. {Panicum jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New
          England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
          Indian grass. Same as {Wood grass} (below). Italian
          rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium Italicum}. Johnson
          grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum  Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa  pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus},
          several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
          {Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
          and hay. {Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
          hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow
          grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several species.
          Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}
          (above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
          {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
          {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
          sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,
          ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or
          Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray
          grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture
          and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo
          grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed
          canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}.
          Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}.
          Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary  grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne},
          var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
          {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama  grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
          in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small
          reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia  Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass}
          (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
          Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch
          grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy,
          cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.
          Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus  lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
          {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in
          pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,
          hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.
          
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         true grasses botanically considered, such as black
         grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
         
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   {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),
      growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.

   {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum  avenaceum} of Europe.

   {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}
      growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia  palustris}; in the United States there are several
      species.

   {Grass bass} (Zool.), the calico bass.

   {Grass bird}, the dunlin.

   {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
      grass-cloth plant.

   {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
      ({Boehmeria nivea} syn. {Urtica nivea}), which grows in
      Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
      strong fibers suited for textile purposes.

   {Grass finch}. (Zool.)
      (a) A common American sparrow ({Poocaetes  gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and
          {bay-winged bunting}.
      (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Poephila}, of
          which several species are known.

   {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
      and giving rich milk.

   {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.

   {Grass moth} (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
      {Crambus}, found in grass.

   {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
      India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --
      used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger  grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.
      

   {Grass owl} (Zool.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}).
      

   {Grass parrakeet} (Zool.), any of several species of
      Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also
      applied to the zebra parrakeet.

   {Grass plover} (Zool.), the upland or field plover.

   {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum  Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.

   {Crass quit} (Zool.), one of several tropical American
      finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of
      the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.

   {Grass snake}. (Zool.)
      (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus  natrix}).
      (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
          See {Green snake}, under {Green}.

   {Grass snipe} (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa  maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.

   {Grass spider} (Zool.), a common spider ({Agelena naevia}),
      which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
      with dew.

   {Grass sponge} (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
      from Florida and the Bahamas.

   {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.

   {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with
      narrow grasslike leaves.

   {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
      strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
      (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
      (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
          prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
          husband. [Slang.]

   {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.

   {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
      surface of the ground.

   {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze
      a season, as cattle.
      
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Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ (kw[i^]ch" gr[.a]s`). [Properly
   quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous
   growth, or from its tenacity of life. See {Quick}, and cf.
   {Couch grass}.] (Bot.)
   A perennial grass ({Agropyrum repens}) having long running
   rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,
   and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called {couch grass},
   {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {twitch grass}. See
   Illustration in Appendix.
   
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Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.
   cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,
   OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,
   Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,
   vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[imac]va living,
   j[imac]v to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},
   {Whitlow}.]
   1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or
      {inanimate}.
      
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            Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.
      
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            The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and
            the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.
                                                  iv. 1.
      
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            Man is no star, but a quick coal
            Of mortal fire.                       -- Herbert.
      
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         some compounds, or in particular phrases.
         
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   2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;
      agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit." --Shak.
      
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   3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.
      
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            Oft he to her his charge of quick return
            Repeated.                             --Milton.
      
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   4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;
      unceremonious; as, a quick temper.
      
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            The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and
            signified that he was much offended.  -- Latimer.
      
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   5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.
      
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            The air is quick there,
            And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. -- Shak.
      
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   6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick
      ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." --Shak.
      
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            They say that women are so quick.     --Tennyson.
      
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   7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.
      
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   {Quick grass}. (Bot.) See {Quitch grass}.

   {Quick match}. See under {Match}.

   {Quick vein} (Mining), a vein of ore which is productive, not
      barren.

   {Quick vinegar}, vinegar made by allowing a weak solution of
      alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous
      material.

   {Quick water}, quicksilver water.

   {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.
      
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   Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;
        active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;
        sprightly.
        
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