Complete Definition of "fescue"

English
Etymology
Old French festu (modern fétu), from Proto-Romance festu, from Latin festuca �stalk, stem, straw�.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'f�skju:/

Noun
fescue
#A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
#:*1997: �Now then,� Mason rapping upon the Table�s Edge with a sinister-looking Fescue of Ebony, whose List of Uses simple Indication does not quite exhaust, whilst the Girls squirm pleasingly � Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon
#A hardy grass commonly used to border golf fairways in temperate climates.

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