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Awny

Awny \Awn"y\, a. Having awns; bearded.

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awny

a. Having awns; bearded, bristly

WordNet
awny

adj. having awns i.e. bristle- or hair-like appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; "awned wheatgrass" [syn: awned] [ant: awnless]

Usage examples of "awny".

He could not glimpse his brother's head in the crowd, and so looked for Hollis' distinctive tawny hair.

Massive stones garlanded with flowers and greenery presented the aspect of a brawny warrior in ceremonial armor: muscle covered by polished silver and softest silk, but ready for battle just the same.

A large tawny dog with floppy ears came up to my hand and I backed away.

They shot down men women and children, and cut down those who didn't run awny l.