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beg|gar-lice — «BEHG uhr LYS», noun (plural) or singular. = beggar s lice. (Cf. ↑beggar s lice) … Useful english dictionary
beg|gar's-ticks — «BEHG uhrz TIHKS», noun. 1. any one of several plants of the pea family. 2. = beggar s lice. (Cf. ↑beggar s lice) … Useful english dictionary
beg|gar-ticks — «BEHG uhr TIHKS», noun (plural) or singular. = beggar s lice. (Cf. ↑beggar s lice) … Useful english dictionary
beggar's-lice — beg′gar s lice or beg′gar lice , n. pl. lice. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1) pln any of several plants, esp. of the genera Cynoglossum and Hackelia, of the borage family, having small, prickly fruits that stick to clothing 2) pln the fruit or… … From formal English to slang
Beggar's lice — Beg gar s lice (Bot.) The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species of {Echinospermum} and {Cynoglossum}) which cling to the clothing of those who brush by them. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar'slice — beg·gar s lice (bĕgʹərz) n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. Any of several plants, such as the stickseed, having small, often prickly fruits that cling readily to clothing or animal fur. 2. The fruit of any of these plants. * * * … Universalium
