Gorsy

  • 11furzy — a. Gorsy, furzen, overgrown with furze, full of gorse …

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  • 12gorse — /gɔs / (say gaws) noun any plant of the genus Ulex, especially U. europaeus, a low, much branched, spiny shrub with yellow flowers, native to Europe and introduced into many countries; furze. {Middle English gorst, Old English gors(t); related to …

  • 13gorse — [gôrs] n. [ME gorst < OE < IE base * ĝhers , to stiffen, bristle > L horrere, to stand on end] FURZE gorsy adj …

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  • 14gorse — n. any spiny yellow flowered shrub of the genus Ulex, esp. growing on European wastelands. Also called FURZE. Derivatives: gorsy adj. Etymology: OE gors(t) rel. to OHG gersta, L hordeum, barley …

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  • 15gorsey — adjective see gorsy …

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