reed
verbEtymology From Middle English reden, from the noun (see above).
1
To thatch.
2
To mill or mint with reeding.
reed
noun/ɹiːd/
Etymology
From Middle English red, from Old English hrēod, from Proto-West Germanic *hreud (“reed”), of uncertain origin. Cognates Cognate with North Frisian raid (“reed”), Saterland Frisian Räit (“reed”), West Frisian reid (“reed”), Dutch riet (“reed”), German Reet, Ried (“reed”). No cognates in North Germanic languages, but the existence of an otherwise unattested Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌿𐌳 (*hriud) was supposed by the brothers Grimm. They also theorised that the word may have a relation to the retas mentioned in Noctes Atticae (Aulus Gellius). The measuring reed sense is the translation of Akkadian qanûm ("cane") used in the Bible and elsewhere.
12 senses
- 1Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like…
- 2The hollow stem of these plants.
- 3Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a…
- 4Short for reed instrument.
- 5A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
- 6A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt…
- 7Reeding.
- 8A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the…
- 9Straw prepared for thatching a roof.
- 10A missile weapon.
- 11A measuring rod.
- 12A Babylonian unit of measure the length of a reed, equal…
1
Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
2
The hollow stem of these plants.
3
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.
4
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Abbreviation Short for reed instrument.
5
Business, Manufacturing, Textiles, Weaving A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
- Coordinate term: sley
6
Historical A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt or waist of a woman's dress.
7
Architecture Reeding.
9
Straw prepared for thatching a roof.
- Derived terms
66 terms
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