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green rushes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
green rush-es
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fresh rushes that are spread on the floor of a house to welcome an honored guest.

Dated

intj

An exclamation of surprise or welcoming of a guest.

Dated; Obsolete

noun

plural of green rush

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

green rushes ! (canonical)

Questions

What does green rushes mean?
Fresh rushes that are spread on the floor of a house to welcome an honored guest.
Where does green rushes come from?
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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