festue

English

Etymology

See fescue.

Noun

festue (plural festues)

1. (obsolete) A straw; a fescue.
   • 1610, Pierre du Moulin, A Defence of the Catholicke Faith:

     a Lion to be fought against with a Festue

References

• “festue”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• fustee