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# awn

noun (awn, awns)

«awn» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) A thin, stiff bristle growing from the seed head of some grasses and grains, like barley and wheat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and farming: awns give barley its whiskery look; they can catch on animals' fur and help spread seeds. Safety: grass awns can get stuck in dogs' ears and paws.

### Examples

- Barley has long awns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x1)
- The awns on the wheat looked like whiskers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x2)
- A grass awn got stuck in the dog's paw. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x3)
- Some awns help seeds dig into the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x4)
- Look at the awns with a magnifying glass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x5)
- The field shimmered as wind moved the awns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Rare word; sounds like «on» in many accents.

## In Jewish tradition

In Ezekiel the "awning" is a cloth cover on the ship of Tyre, made of blue and purple cloth. In the primary lessons: In science and farming: awns give barley its whiskery look; they can catch on animals' fur and help spread seeds. Safety: grass awns can get stuck in dogs' ears and paws.

### Examples

- Of fine linen with richly woven work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning. (Prophets EZK.27.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/awn/#x1)

### Note

Countable. Rare word; sounds like «on» in many accents.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «awn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/awn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«awn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/awn.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «awn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/awn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«awn» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/awn.html) on Mova free.