English Explanatory Dictionary

moss-grown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a covering of growing moss.
  2. Old; old-fashioned, out of date.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɒsɡɹəʊn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moss-grown.wav /ˈmɔsˌɡɹoʊn/

Word forms

moss-grown more moss-grown most moss-grown mossgrown

Etymology

From moss + grown. Sense 2 (“old; old-fashioned, out of date”) refers to the fact that moss will often grow on an object that has remained outdoors in one place for some time.

Synonyms

mossy antiquated ancient aged age-old antediluvian auld cobwebbed cobwebby decrepit eld eldern gamol gray hoary moss-grown old old as the hills old as the Pyramids olden older than dirt older than the hills older than the Pyramids venerable wintry

Related words

grass-grown
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary