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Definition of Oreweed

1. n. Same as Oarweed.

Definition of Oreweed

1. Noun. (alternative form of oarweed) ¹

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Definition of Oreweed

1. a type of seaweed [n -S] - See also: seaweed

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oreweed

Literary usage of Oreweed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary of Words and Phrases Pertaining to the Dialect of Cumberland by William Dickinson (1880)
"oreweed, seaweed. Orrel, a porch or balcony. The ground-floor of a fisherman's house is often a fish-cellar, and the first floor serves him for kitchen and ..."

2. Glossary of Words in Use in Cornwall by Margaret Ann Courtney, Thomas Quiller Couch (1880)
"oreweed, seaweed. Orrel, a porch or balcony. The ground-floor of a fisherman's house is often a fish-cellar, and the first floor serves him for kitchen and ..."

3. Observations on the Ancient and Present State of the Islands of Scilly: And by William Borlase (1756)
"... when the water finks and their boat grounds, they get out of their boats, and with hooks cut off from the Rocks the oreweed and load their boats; ..."

4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Some fish are said to taste ory, some things to smell ory, that is, like ore weed or seaweed. oreweed, seaweed. ..."

5. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) (1901)
"... of oreweed, driving to and fro in that sea, with white flowers growing upon them, and sometimes further off; which is a good show and signe that the ..."

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