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The merest trifle; a straw. John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush. Arbuthnot. Bog rush. See under Bog. -- Club rush, any rush of the genus Scirpus. -- Flowering rush. See under Flowering. -- Nut rush (a) Any plant of the genus Scleria, rushlike plants with hard nutlike fruits. (b) A name for several species of…

A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [Eng.] Nares.

ying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler. [Obs.] That flock of stout, bragging rushbucklers. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Abounding or covered with rushes.

One who rushes. Whitlock.

The quality or state of abounding with rushes.

In a rushing manner.

A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.

Resembling a rush; weak.

Abounding with rushes.

A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter in a spray by compressed air.

pecies of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.

A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird; -- also called brown thrasher.

and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.

A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidæ. Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea.

wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft attached to the circumference.

One who, or that which, brushes.

The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition; shagginess. Dr. H. More.

Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.

A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid phosphate of calcium.