green rushes

noun

Fresh rushes that are spread on the floor of a house to welcome an honored guest.

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Meanings

noungreen rushes pl (plural only)
  1. datedhistoricalpluralplural onlyFresh rushes that are spread on the floor of a house to welcome an honored guest.
interjectiongreen rushes!
  1. datedobsoleteAn exclamation of surprise or welcoming of a guest.
noun
  1. pluralplural of green rush

Origin

Of the first and second senses, first appears in print c. 1546 in the writings of John Heywood. Second sense derives from the first.

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APA

green rushes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20rushes

MLA

“green rushes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20rushes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green rushes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20rushes.

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