sweetgrass
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈswitˌɡræs/
- US
- During the ceremony, the participants burned sweetgrass to purify the space.
- sweetgrass basket
Examples
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The soothing aroma of sweetgrass filled the air as it was braided for the ritual.
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She watched the water easily transform the sweetgrass from brittle and dry to supple and sinuous.
Academic text (2009) -
It's like being unable to rejoice in the song of birds, the smell of sweetgrass, or the taste of an apple.
Blog text (33) -
Suzette dampened the sweetgrass to make it pliable.
Academic text (2009) -
Ivy's granddaughter Anne had gathered the women together in her home to weave sweetgrass baskets.
Academic text (2009) -
Then, through the pervasive aroma of spicy grilled meats, John detected smoldering sweetgrass.
Fiction book (1996) -
Ivy Giizhig gathered with the other Anishinaabe women in the cool air of the large open-room basement of St. Columba's to make sweetgrass baskets and listen to the words of Father Vincent.
Academic text (2009) -
Joe made a cup of fragrant sweetgrass tea before opening that last parcel, expecting one of Grampa Sam's usual dense, multipage, borderline textbook letters filled not with small talk but large ideas; letters that proved the old man was still dedicated to helping educate him.
Fiction book (1998) -
She learned how to weave intricate patterns using sweetgrass in the crafting workshop.
Synonyms
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6.9
A grass with a sweet smell that grows near water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sweetgrass is made of the English words sweet and grass, where sweet means 'pleasant smell' and grass shows it is a plant. Many people braid and burn sweetgrass in ceremonies for its scent, so the name now means this fragrant grass often used in rituals and gifts.