stubble
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əl noun
1.
Usually, stubbles. the stumps of grain and other stalks left in the ground when the crop is cut.
2.
such stumps collectively.
3.
any short, rough growth, as of beard.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English stuble < Old French estuble < Vulgar Latin *stupula, Latin stipula stipule
1250–1300; Middle English stuble < Old French estuble < Vulgar Latin *stupula, Latin stipula stipule
Related forms
stub·bled, stub·bly, adjective
un·stub·bled, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the stubs of stalks left in a field where a crop has been cut and harvested |
| b. (as modifier): a stubble field | |
| 2. | any bristly growth or surface |
| [C13: from Old French estuble, from Latin stupula, variant of stipula stalk, stem, stubble] | |
| 'stubbly | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
stubble
c.1300, "stumps of grain stalks left in the ground after reaping," from O.Fr. estuble "stubble" (Fr. éteule), from L. stupla, reduced form of stipula "stalk, straw;" related to stipes "trunk, stick." Applied from c.1600 to bristles on a man's unshaven face.
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Example sentences
The game-day stubble is grayer, and there is pain in his walk.
He's dealing with some complexion issues, and he's working on some beginner's stubble.
The patient appeared to be in his late fifties, with gray hair and a touch of stubble.
His uniform was soaked and his face was covered with stubble.
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