Rye
[raɪ]
Definition
(noun.) whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt.
(noun.) hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement.
(noun.) the seed of the cereal grass.
Typist: Theodore--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff used by man.
(n.) A disease in a hawk.
Checker: Rudolph
Definition
n. a genus of grasses allied to wheat and barley one species of which is cultivated as a grain: (her.) a bearing representing a stalk of grain with the ear bending down.—ns. Rye′-grass a variety of grass cultivated for pasture and fodder; Rye′-moth an insect whose larva feeds on stems of rye; Rye′-wolf an evil creature of German folklore lurking in the rye-fields; Rye′-worm an insect which devours the stems of rye.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To see rye, is a dream of good, as prosperity envelopes your future in brightest promises. To see coffee made of rye, denotes that your pleasures will be tempered with sound judgment, and your affairs will be managed without disagreeable friction. To see stock entering rye fields, denotes that you will be prosperous.
To see or eat rye bread in your dreams, foretells you will have a cheerful and well-appointed home.
Editor: Paula
Examples
- Neolithic men cultivated and ate wheat, barley, and millet, but they knew nothing of oats or rye. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Patches of poor rye where corn should have been, patches of poor peas and beans, patches of most coarse vegetable substitutes for wheat. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The durum or macaroni wheats do especially well; but other varieties are also grown, as are oats, rye, barley and spelt. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Corn, wheat, rye, in fact all cereals and grains, potatoes, and most vegetables are rich in carbohydrates; as are also sugar, molasses, honey, and maple sirup. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Grains, such as wheat, barley, rye and oats, were raised, a variety of fruits and vegetables, and great attention paid to the breeding of stock. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Typist: Margery