adjective · rare

moss-grown

moss-grown · more moss-grown · most moss-grown

старий, літній, у літах

замшелый

bemoost

Having a covering of growing mossHaving a covering of growing moss.

UK/ˈmɒsɡɹəʊn/US/ˈmɔsˌɡɹoʊn/

Meaning

2 senses

Having a covering of growing moss.
bemoost
замше́лыйzamšélyj
overgrown with moss
(figuratively)Old; old-fashioned, out of date.
(used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned

Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

having a covering of growing moss:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

having a covering of growing moss:

Origin

From moss + grown. Sense 2 (“old; old-fashioned, out of date”) refers to the fact that mos

From moss + grown. Sense 2 (“old; old-fashioned, out of date”) refers to the fact that moss will often grow on an object that has remained outdoors in one place for some time.

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