MOSS


Meaning of MOSS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɔs ]

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. ømoss 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. øømosslike adj. [OE mos bog, moss f. Gmc]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.