[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

barnyard grass, for hay. south. panicum grus-galli. bent,
pasture and hay. agrostis, several species. bermuda grass,
pasture. south. cynodon dactylon. black bent. same as switch
grass below. blue bent, hay. north and west. andropogon
provincialis. blue grass, pasture. poa compressa. blue joint,
hay. northwest. aqropyrum glaucum. buffalo grass, grazing.
rocky mts., etc.
      a buchlo"e dectyloides.
      b same as grama grass below. bunch grass, grazing.
          far west. eriocoma, festuca, stips, etc. chess,
          or cheat, a weed. bromus secalinus, etc. couch
          grass. same as quick grass below. crab grass,
      a hay, in south. a weed, in north. panicum sanguinale.
      b pasture and hay. south. eleusine indica. darnel
      a bearded, a noxious weed. lolium temulentum.
      b common. same as rye grass below. drop seed, fair
          for forage and hay. muhlenbergia, several species.
          english grass. same as redtop below. fowl meadow
          grass.
      a pasture and hay. poa serotina.
      b hay, on moist land. gryceria nervata. gama grass,
          cut fodder. south. tripsacum dactyloides. grama
          grass, grazing. west and pacific slope. bouteloua
          oligostachya, etc. great bunch grass, pasture and
          hay. far west. festuca 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 and hay. south and southwest. sorghum
          halepense. kentucky blue grass, pasture. poa
          pratensis. lyme grass, coarse hay. south. elymus,
          several species. manna grass, pasture and hay.
          glyceria, several species. meadow fescue, pasture
          and hay. festuca elatior. meadow foxtail, pasture,
          hay, lawn. north. alopecurus pratensis. meadow
          grass, pasture, hay, lawn. poa, several species.
          mesquite grass, or muskit grass. same as grama grass
          above. nimble will, a kind of drop seed.
          muhlenbergia diffsa. orchard grass, pasture and hay.
          dactylis glomerata. porcupine grass, troublesome to
          sheep. northwest. stipa spartea. quaking grass,
          ornamental. briza media and maxima. quitch, or
          quick, grass, etc., a weed. agropyrum repens. ray
          grass. same as rye grass below. redtop, pasture
          and hay. agrostis vulgaris. red-topped buffalo
          grass, forage. northwest. poa tenuifolia. reed
          canary grass, of slight value. phalaris arundinacea.
          reed meadow grass, hay. north. glyceria aquatica.
          ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of reed canary
          grass. rye grass, pasture, hay. lolium perenne,
          var. seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. north.
          hierochloa borealis. sesame grass. same as gama
          grass above. sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
          in northern europe and asia. festuca ovina. small
          reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. north. deyeuxia
          canadensis. spear grass, same as meadow grass
          above. squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
          seacoast and northwest. hordeum jubatum. switch
          grass, hay, cut young. panicum virgatum. timothy,
          cut young, the best of hay. north. phleum pratense.
          velvet grass, hay on poor soil. south. holcus
          lanatus. vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
          anthoxanthum odoratum. wire grass, valuable in
          pastures. poa compressa. wood grass, indian grass,
          hay. chrysopogon nutans.
          1913 webster

   note: many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
         true grasses botanically considered, such as black
         grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
         1913 webster

   black grass, a kind of small rush juncus gerardi,
      growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.

   grass of the andes, an oat grass, the arrhenatherum
      avenaceum of europe.

   grass of parnassus, a plant of the genus parnassia
      growing in wet ground. the european species is parnassia
      palustris; in the united states there are several
      species.

   grass bass zool., the calico bass.

   grass bird, the dunlin.

   grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
      grass-cloth plant.

   grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the nettle family
      boehmeria nivea syn. urtica nivea, which grows in
      sumatra, china, and assam, whose inner bark has fine and
      strong fibers suited for textile purposes.

   grass finch. zool.
      a a common american sparrow po"ocaetes
          gramineus; -- called also vesper sparrow and
          bay-winged bunting.
      b any australian finch, of the genus po"ephila, of
          which several species are known.

   grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
      and giving rich milk.

   grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.

   grass moth zool., one of many small moths of the genus
      crambus, found in grass.

   grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
      india from grasses of the genus andropogon, etc.; --
      used in perfumery under the name of citronella, ginger
      grass oil, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
      

   grass owl zool., a south african owl strix capensis.
      

   grass parrakeet zool., any of several species of
      australian parrots, of the genus euphemia; -- also
      applied to the zebra parrakeet.

   grass plover zool., the upland or field plover.

   grass poly bot., a species of willowwort lythrum
      hyssopifolia. --johnson.

   crass quit zool., one of several tropical american
      finches of the genus euetheia. the males have most of
      the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.

   grass snake. zool.
      a the common english, or ringed, snake tropidonotus
          natrix.
      b the common green snake of the northern united states.
          see green snake, under green.

   grass snipe zool., the pectoral sandpiper tringa
      maculata; -- called also jacksnipe in america.

   grass spider zool., a common spider agelena naevia,
      which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
      with dew.

   grass sponge zool., an inferior kind of commercial sponge
      from florida and the bahamas.

   grass table. arch. see earth table, under earth.

   grass vetch bot., a vetch lathyrus nissolia, with
      narrow grasslike leaves.

   grass widow. cf. prov. r. an unmarried mother, g.
      strohwittwe a mock widow, sw. graumsenka a grass widow.
      a an unmarried woman who is a mother. obs.
      b a woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
          prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
          husband. slang.

   grass wrack bot. eelgrass.

   to bring to grass mining., to raise, as ore, to the
      surface of the ground.

   to put to grass, to put out to grass, to put out to graze
      a season, as cattle.
      1913 webster
see also:
panicum grus-galli agrostis cynodon dactylon switch grass andropogon provincialis poa compressa 
aqropyrum glaucum buchlo"e dectyloides grama grass eriocoma festuca 
stips bromus secalinus quick grass panicum sanguinale eleusine indica 
lolium temulentum rye grass muhlenbergia poa serotina gryceria nervata 
tripsacum dactyloides bouteloua oligostachya festuca scabrella panicum jumentorum wood grass 
lolium italicum sorghum halepense poa pratensis elymus glyceria 
festuca elatior alopecurus pratensis poa muhlenbergia diffsa dactylis glomerata 
stipa spartea briza media maxima agropyrum repens agrostis vulgaris 
poa tenuifolia phalaris arundinacea glyceria aquatica reed canary grass lolium perenne 
hierochloa borealis gama grass festuca ovina deyeuxia canadensis meadow grass 
hordeum jubatum panicum virgatum phleum pratense holcus lanatus anthoxanthum odoratum 
chrysopogon nutans black grass juncus gerardi grass of the andes arrhenatherum avenaceum 
grass of parnassus parnassia parnassia palustris grass bass grass bird 
grass cloth grass-cloth plant boehmeria nivea urtica nivea grass finch 
po"ocaetes gramineus vesper sparrow bay-winged bunting po"ephila grass lamb 
grass land grass moth crambus grass oil andropogon 
citronella ginger grass oil lemon grass oil essence of verbena grass owl 
strix capensis grass parrakeet euphemia grass plover grass poly 
lythrum hyssopifolia crass quit euetheia grass snake tropidonotus natrix 
green snake green grass snipe tringa maculata jacksnipe 
grass spider agelena naevia grass sponge grass table earth table 
earth grass vetch lathyrus nissolia grass widow grass wrack 
to bring to grass to put to grass to put out to grass 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

holy \ho"ly\, a. compar. holier; superl. holiest. oe.
   holi, hali, as. h=alig, fr. hael health, salvation,
   happiness, fr. h=al whole, well; akin to os. h?lag, d.  g.
   heilig, ohg. heilac, dan. hellig, sw. helig, icel. heilagr.
   see whole, and cf. halibut, halidom, hallow,
   hollyhock.
   1. set apart to the service or worship of god; hallowed;
      sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;
      a holy priesthood. "holy rites and solemn feasts."
      --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
      virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;
      pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to god.
      1913 webster

            now through her round of holy thought
            the church our annual steps has brought. --keble.
      1913 webster

   holy alliance hist., a league ostensibly for conserving
      religion, justice, and peace in europe, but really for
      repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional
      government, entered into by alexander i. of russia,
      francis i. of austria, and frederic william iii. of
      prussia, at paris, on the 26th of september, 1815, and
      subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of europe,
      except the pope and the king of england.

   holy bark. see cascara sagrada.

   holy communion. see eucharist.

   holy family art, a picture in which the infant christ,
      his parents, and others of his family are represented.

   holy father, a title of the pope.

   holy ghost theol., the third person of the trinity; the
      comforter; the paraclete.

   holy grail. see grail.

   holy grass bot., a sweet-scented grass hierochloa
      borealis and hierochloa alpina. in the north of europe
      it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints'
      days; whence the name. it is common in the northern and
      western parts of the united states. called also vanilla
      grass or seneca grass.

   holy innocents' day, childermas day.

   holy land, palestine, the birthplace of christianity.

   holy office, the inquisition.

   holy of holies script., the innermost apartment of the
      jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and
      where no person entered, except the high priest once a
      year.

   holy one.
      a the supreme being; -- so called by way of emphasis. "
          the holy one of israel." --is. xliii. 14.
      b one separated to the service of god.

   holy orders. see order.

   holy rood, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,
      in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.

   holy rope, a plant, the hemp agrimony.

   holy saturday eccl., the saturday immediately preceding
      the festival of easter; the vigil of easter.

   holy spirit, same as holy ghost above.

   holy spirit plant. see dove plant.

   holy thistle bot., the blessed thistle. see under
      thistle.

   holy thursday. eccl.
      a episcopal ch. ascension day.
      b r. c. ch. the thursday in holy week; maundy
          thursday.

   holy war, a crusade; an expedition carried on by christians
      against the saracens in the holy land, in the eleventh,
      twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of
      the holy places.

   holy water gr.  r. c. churches, water which has been
      blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.

   holy-water stoup, the stone stoup or font placed near the
      entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.

   holy week eccl., the week before easter, in which the
      passion of our savior is commemorated.

   holy writ, the sacred scriptures. " word of holy writ."
      --wordsworth.
      1913 webster
see also:
holier holiest whole halibut halidom hallow 
hollyhock holy alliance holy bark cascara sagrada holy communion 
eucharist holy family holy father holy ghost holy grail 
grail holy grass hierochloa borealis hierochloa alpina vanilla grass 
seneca grass holy innocents' day holy land holy office holy of holies 
holy one holy orders order holy rood holy rope 
holy saturday holy spirit holy spirit plant dove plant holy thistle 
thistle holy thursday holy war holy water holy-water stoup 
holy week holy writ 

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