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Definition of Dog grass
1. Noun. European grass spreading rapidly by creeping rhizomes; naturalized in North America as a weed.
Generic synonyms: Wheat-grass, Wheatgrass
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dog Grass
Literary usage of Dog grass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1838)
"Among the demulcent substances, dog- grass is one of the most frequently employed
in France. It is used in most of the inflammatory and febrile diseases, ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule, George Holmes Howison (1891)
"... speak with an air of authority, express one's self arrogantly. Dog's-grass, я.
Knot-grass, quick-grass, couch- grass, wheat-grass, dog-wheat, dog-grass, ..."
3. A New French and English Dictionary in Two Parts by William Cobbett (1833)
"(a plant) dog's-grass, couch- basset, a terrier. Entre chien et loup, in thé grass.
CHIENNE, if. я bitch, the female of the dog-kind. ..."
4. Cooley's Cyclopædia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the by Arnold James Cooley, W. North (1892)
"From dog-grass root (Triticum repent), 1 oz.; liquorice root, i oz. ; water, 1
quart ; boil 20 ... Decoction of dog-grass, 32 fl. oz. ; syrup of peppermint, ..."
5. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"Some use a sort of dog's-grass, which is a very proper material for the ...
The dog's-grass alone will be sufficient, and will give the nest a form and ..."
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