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6 words match “MOTHY”

MOTHY a.
Infested with moths; moth-eaten. "An old mothy saddle." Shak.
TIMOTHY; TIMOTHY GRASS n.
A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.
CAT'S-TAIL n.
See Timothy, Cat-tail, Cirrus.
COURAGE v.
To inspire with courage. [Obs.] Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him. Tyndale.
GRASS n.
a scabrella. Guinea grass, hay. South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest. Sorghum Halepense. Kentucky blue grass, pa…
PHLEUM n.
A genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray.