kex

Kex, n. Etym: [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson. 2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.

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