mossy
adjective
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Definition of mossy
1 : resembling moss
2 : covered with moss or something like moss
3 : antiquated the mossy precepts of the … prescriptive grammarians —Thomas Pyles
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Inspired by the romantic visuals of German choreographer Pina Bausch’s 1982 work Nelken, Tory Burch enlisted landscape designer and Vogue contributor Miranda Brooks to transform the landmarked Bridge Market into a mossy field of pink carnations. — Vogue, "10 Great Women Artists Who Inspired the Fall 2018 Collections," 21 Mar. 2018 Meriwether's took over the 1920s building near the entrance to Portland's 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition in 2004, covering the large fireplaces with mossy rock and restoring the original stained glass panels. — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, "Historic Meriwether's to close; new rooftop restaurant planned for 2019," 18 Apr. 2018 Joey belonged to the Lightfoot family back then, the only horse in a small, mossy pasture on Route 47 in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County. — Jason Nark, Philly.com, "A prison guard and his old horse making smiles out of manure.," 23 Mar. 2018 Its big, bright fruiting bodies scatter in great numbers across mossy forests of North America and Europe. — Joanna Klein, New York Times, "A Mushroom Out of a Fairy Tale That You Might Find in the Forest," 17 Oct. 2017 Green mossy streaks line the back of the stone, which stands about five feet off the ground. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Ray Chapman's grave site remains testament to Cleveland fans as well as player (photos)," 11 Oct. 2017 The smoking fumaroles, sky-blue hot springs, and mossy hills intermingle to create the kinds of pastel neon sediments normally found in cartoons, not nature. — Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, "From Rauðhólar to Vík: A Guide to Southern Iceland," 9 Sep. 2017 Our tour van then stopped in the Fairy Glen, a magical place at the foot of a hill where a bubbling creek wound beside a mossy stone wall, willows drooped over the water and the grass sparkled with dew. — Lorrie Holmgren, Twin Cities, "After Minneapolis couple’s nightmare trip to Scotland, writer has tips for travelers," 18 May 2017 The costumes by Jasmine Kint, Tanner Hurley and Ellie Mezak distinguish the rich from the poor by dressing the rich in bright royal blue, marigold yellow and powder white while the poor wear burnt brown, mossy yellow and rusty orange. — Orange County Register, "Capo’s ‘Urinetown’ is a delight to see," 31 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mossy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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Kids Definition of mossy
: like or covered with moss a mossy log
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