fescue, n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F. fétu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.].
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A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
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"To come under the fescue of an imprimatur."
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An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. Chapman. [1913 Webster]
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The style of a dial. [1913 Webster]
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A grass of the genus Festuca. [1913 Webster]
Fescue grass (Bot.), a genus of grasses (Festuca) containing several species of importance in agriculture. Festuca ovina is sheep's fescue; F. elatior is meadow fescue.