Pronunciation : Awn
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ?gn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913