Pronunciation : Kex
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.]
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson.
2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913