Definition of "awn" []

• A slender, bristlelike appendage found on the spikelets of many grasses. (noun)

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• "The _fourth glume_ is the linear, hyaline, 3-nerved base of the awn; the _awn_ is 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches and bent at about the middle."
• "*puts awn hat wiv corkz, getz owt geetar, fynds stump tu sit awn*"
• "*gigglolz…owchi…gigglolz* teh lazt tin ai wud beh wantins rite at teh moment Aiz in rite neow tuday dis sekund ob teh caterday aberturnoon rite neow iz anyfing with the furmentedness *holds awn tu hur heds an putz the sungoggehbglasses awn*"