Grasp"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being grasped.
Grasp"er (?), n. One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.
Grasp"ing, a. 1. Seizing; embracing; catching.
2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a
grasping man. -- Grasp"ing*ly, adv. -- Grasp"ing*ness, n.
Grasp"less, a. Without a grasp; relaxed.
From my graspless hand Drop friendship's precious pearls.
Coleridge.
Grass (?), n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, grÊs, gÊrs; akin to OFries.
gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. grÊs, Sw. gr‰s, and
prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. Graze.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants
which constitute the food of cattle and other beasts; pasture.
2. (Bot.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem generally
jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in pairs, and the seed single.
This definition includes wheat, rye, oats, barley, etc., and excludes
clover and some other plants which are commonly called by the name of
grass. The grasses form a numerous family of plants.