awn
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A thin film it leaves behind makes the awn an even better spot for condensation, making water collection yet more efficient.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 7, 2016
He at one point invoked the excesses of “King Jahge,” a tyrant who “made judges dependent awn his will alone.”
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2015
Glumes pointless or the flowering ones tipped with a straight awn or bristle.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
Crown of 5 membranaceous flat bodies, terminated by a 2-cleft tail or awn.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
Aw, awm convinced by thee alone, This grate important truth ta awn, On thee aw furst saw life, ’tis knawn, E mortal birth; Till a few fleetin haars flown, Then back ta earth.
From Random Rhymes and Rambles by William Aldis Wright
