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Easter grass

Easter grass noun: long, thin tangled strips of colored cellophane or paper, traditionally used in Easter baskets.

easter grass: long, thin tangled strips of colored cellophane or paper, traditionally used in Easter baskets
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Noun

Easter grass (uncountable)

  1. Long, thin tangled strips of colored cellophane or paper, traditionally used in Easter baskets.
    • Easter's on the way, and you know what that means: hard-boiled eggs, chocolate bunnies and Easter grass, lots and lots of Easter grass.2003, Debbie Farmer, Don't Put Lipstick on the Cat!, →ISBN, page 110
    • An Easter basket that now had Easter grass strewn all over the place. (Note to self! I hate Easter grass. Don't ever buy it again!)2013, Cara Lynn Jakab, The Power of a Playing Parent: Engaging and Connecting with our children, →ISBN

Questions about Easter grass

What does Easter grass mean?
Easter grass means long, thin tangled strips of colored cellophane or paper, traditionally used in Easter baskets.
What part of speech is Easter grass?
Easter grass is a noun.

Words near Easter grass in the dictionary

  1. Easter flower
  2. Easter flowers
  3. Easter Friday
  4. Easter giant
  5. Easter giants
  6. Easter grass
  7. Easter Island
  8. Easter Islander
  9. Easter Islanders
  10. Easter lilies
  11. Easter lily

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