pin grass

Noun

Synonyms: redstem storksbill alfilaria alfileria filaree filaria clocks pin grass pin clover Erodium cicutarium

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forageSynonyms: redstem storksbill alfilaria alfileria filaree filaria clocks pin grass pin clover Erodium cicutarium

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pin \Pin\, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. Fin of a fish, Pen a feather.]

1.A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt. [1913 Webster]

With pins of adamant And chains they made all fast.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc. [1913 Webster]

3.Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle. [1913 Webster]

He . . . did not care a pin for her.— Spectator.[1913 Webster]

4.That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as: (a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings. (b) A linchpin. (c) A rolling-pin. (d) A clothespin. (e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of Knuckle joint, under Knuckle. (f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint. [1913 Webster]

5.One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink. [1913 Webster]

6.The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center. [Obs.] "The very pin of his heart cleft." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

7.Mood; humor. [Obs.] "In merry pin." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

8.(Med.) Caligo. See Caligo. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

9.An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin. [1913 Webster]

10.The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang] [1913 Webster]

Banking pin (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion.

Pin drill (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.

Pin grass. (Bot.) See Alfilaria.

Pin hole, a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small aperture or perforation.

Pin lock, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers.

Pin money, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure.

Pin rail (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the fife rail. Called also pin rack.

Pin wheel. (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical pins. (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire. [1913 Webster]