moss meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

moss

noun

UK /mɒs/ · US /mɔs/

Etymology

From Middle English mos, from Old English mos (“bog, marsh, moss”), from Proto-West Germanic *mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“bog, moss”), from Proto-Indo-European *mews- (“moss”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian möösk (“moss”), Saterland Frisian Moas (“moss”), West Frisian moas (“moss”), Alemannic German Mies (“moss”), Dutch mos (“moss; lichen; marsh, swamp”), German and Luxembourgish Moos (“moss”), Low German Moss (“moss”), Danish mos (“moss”), mose (“bog; moor”), Faroese and Icelandic mosi (“moss”), Norwegian Bokmål mose (“moss”), Norwegian Nynorsk mose, Swedish mossa, mosse (“raised bog”); also Latin muscus (“moss”), Bulgarian мъх (mǎh, “moss”), Czech and Polish mech (“moss”), Macedonian мов (mov, “moss”), Russian and Ukrainian мох (mox, “moss”), Serbo-Croatian ма̀ховина, màhovina (“moss”), Slovak mach (“moss”), Slovene mah (“moss; raised bog; marsh; velvet; down, fluff”), Armenian մամուռ (mamuṙ, “moss”). Doublet of mousse.

1

Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).

Another says you should tense your body, look up in the air, and think about cool moss.1989, Michael Sky, Dancing with the Fire, page 54:

2

A kind or species of such plants.

3

Informal Any alga, lichen, bryophyte, or other plant of seemingly simple structure.

Spanish moss
Irish moss

1 more example

club moss

4

UK, Regional A bog; a fen.

the mosses of the Scottish border
Loynton Moss

Derived terms: 227 terms
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moss

verb

Etymology

From Middle English mos, from Old English mos (“bog, marsh, moss”), from Proto-West Germanic *mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“bog, moss”), from Proto-Indo-European *mews- (“moss”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian möösk (“moss”), Saterland Frisian Moas (“moss”), West Frisian moas (“moss”), Alemannic German Mies (“moss”), Dutch mos (“moss; lichen; marsh, swamp”), German and Luxembourgish Moos (“moss”), Low German Moss (“moss”), Danish mos (“moss”), mose (“bog; moor”), Faroese and Icelandic mosi (“moss”), Norwegian Bokmål mose (“moss”), Norwegian Nynorsk mose, Swedish mossa, mosse (“raised bog”); also Latin muscus (“moss”), Bulgarian мъх (mǎh, “moss”), Czech and Polish mech (“moss”), Macedonian мов (mov, “moss”), Russian and Ukrainian мох (mox, “moss”), Serbo-Croatian ма̀ховина, màhovina (“moss”), Slovak mach (“moss”), Slovene mah (“moss; raised bog; marsh; velvet; down, fluff”), Armenian մամուռ (mamuṙ, “moss”). Doublet of mousse.

1

To become covered with moss.

An oak whose boughs were mossed with age.

2

To cover (something) with moss.

Related terms: muscoid

moss

noun

Etymology Named after Randy Moss, American football wide receiver known for making spectacular catches over defenders.

1

American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang A spectacular catch made over 1 or multiple defenders, typically a jump ball.

Bro, that moss was insane!

moss

verb

Etymology Named after Randy Moss, American football wide receiver known for making spectacular catches over defenders.

1

American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Slang To make a spectacular catch over 1 or multiple defenders.

You just got mossed!

moss

verb

1

Slang To relax, chill out.

Although I really shouldn't... I feel like cracking this stout and just mossing in the sun with a splif. Shit, maan. Its^([sic]) relaxation time!2014 August 29, @7oneZ_FuckTDSB, Twitter: