stubble

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  2. noun short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days

Etymology

From Middle English stuble, from Anglo-Norman stuble, estuble, from Old French estoble, esteule (whence Modern French éteule), from Latin stipula (“stalk, straw”). Cognate with Dutch stoppel, Central German Stoppel, Upper German Stupfel.

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Synonyms

chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw

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