English Explanatory Dictionary

green rushes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fresh rushes that are spread on the floor of a house to welcome an honored guest.
intj
  1. An exclamation of surprise or welcoming of a guest.
noun
  1. plural of green rush

Word forms

green rushes green rushes !

Etymology

Of the first and second senses, first appears in print c. 1546 in the writings of John Heywood. Second sense derives from the first.

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