awn noun.
[ɔ:n] OE.[Old Norse agn- oblique stem of ǫgn (Swedish agn, Danish avn) corresp. to late Old English æġnan (pl.), eġenu husk, chaff, Old High German agana (German Ahne), Gothic ahana chaff.]Botany. A bristle-like projection;
esp. that terminating the grain-sheath of barley, oats, and other grasses.
■ awned adjective1 having an awn
E19. ■ awnless adjective L18. ■ awny adjective (chiefly
Scot.) bearded, bristly
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