Grasse

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of grass. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Their power is […] to […] unfructify Trees, parch and wither Grasse and Hearbes; bring scabs and diseases upon men, and murraine and rot upon Heards and Flockes […]"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A commune and town in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; Ellipsis of Pays de Grasse. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from French. countable

Example

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"I have a bottle of perfume from Grasse."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Grasse.

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