Kēx, n.
n. [See KECKSY.] The dry stalk of the hemlock, or of other plants; a dry husk or covering. “Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic.” Tennyson.
When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.
n. [See KECKSY.] The dry stalk of the hemlock, or of other plants; a dry husk or covering. “Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic.” Tennyson.
When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.