Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aftergrass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-ter-grass
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the ordinarie times of foddring your fat cattell […] if they féede abroad, and take the benefit of Foggs and after-grasse, then to fodder them Morning, Euening, and high-noone is fully sufficient."
"This recess, towards the close of September, when the after-grass of the meadows is still of a fresh green, with the leaves of many of the trees faded, but perhaps none fallen, is truly enchanting."
"The cool silk of aftergrass under her bare feet"

Etymology

From after- + grass.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: after

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

aftergrasses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aftercrop afterfeed

Synonyms

aftermath eddish fog after-eatage

Questions

What does aftergrass mean?: The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown.
Where does aftergrass come from?: From after- + grass.

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