n. & v.
--n.
1. any small cryptogamous plant of the class Musci, growing in dense clusters on the surface of the ground, in bogs, on trees, stones, etc.
2 Sc. & N.Engl. a bog, esp. a peatbog.
--v.tr. cover with moss.
Phrases and idioms:
moss agate agate with mosslike dendritic markings. moss-grown overgrown with moss. moss-hag Sc. broken ground from which peat has been taken. moss-stitch alternate plain and purl in knitting.
Derivatives:
mosslike adj.
Etymology: OE mos bog, moss f. Gmc