Mossgrown
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of moss-grown. alt-of, alternative
"Immediately beyond the bridge, on the right-hand side of the road, a rusty iron gate, between solid but mouldy stone pillars, surmounted with mossgrown stone balls, imparted an air of yet lingering importance to what had once been a well-kept walled garden, [...]"
Example
More examples"Immediately beyond the bridge, on the right-hand side of the road, a rusty iron gate, between solid but mouldy stone pillars, surmounted with mossgrown stone balls, imparted an air of yet lingering importance to what had once been a well-kept walled garden, [...]"
Etymology
From moss + grown.
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