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reed
[reed]
–noun
| 1. | the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, esp. of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places. |
| 2. | any of the plants themselves. |
| 3. | such stalks or plants collectively. |
| 4. | anything made from such a stalk or from something similar, as an arrow. |
| 5. | Music.
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| 6. | Textiles. the series of parallel strips of wires in a loom that force the weft up to the web and separate the threads of the warp. |
| 7. | an ancient unit of length, equal to 6 cubits. Ezek. 40:5. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 8. | to decorate with reed. |
| 9. | to thatch with or as if with reed. |
| 10. | to make vertical grooves on (the edge of a coin, medal, etc.). |
| 11. | a broken reed, a person or thing too frail or weak to be relied on for support: Under stress he showed himself to be a broken reed. |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE hrēod; c. G, D riet
bef. 900; ME; OE hrēod; c. G, D riet

Related forms:
reedlike, adjective
Reed
[reed]
–noun
| 1. | Sir Carol, 1906–76, British film director. |
| 2. | Ishmael (Scott), born 1938, U.S. novelist and poet. |
| 3. | John, 1887–1920, U.S. journalist and poet. |
| 4. | Stanley For⋅man [fawr-muh n] , 1884–1980, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1938–57. |
| 5. | Thomas Brackett, 1839–1902, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1889–91, 1895–99. |
| 6. | Walter C., 1851–1902, U.S. army surgeon who proved that a type of mosquito transmits the yellow fever virus. |
| 7. | a male given name, form of Read. |
reed instrument
–noun Music.
| a wind instrument with a single or double reed, as a saxophone or an oboe. |
Also called reed.
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