I. ˈfe(ˌ)skyü noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English festu, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin festucum, from Latin festuca — more at festuca
1. obsolete : straw , rush , twig
2. : a small pointer (as a straw, stick, or quill) used to point out letters to or by children learning to read
3. also fescue grass : a grass of the genus Festuca — see meadow fescue , sheep fescue
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
obsolete : to assist (a reader) with a fescue