Rye (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Also called rye whiskey (for defs. 4, 5).
  1. a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
  2. the seeds or grain of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock feed.
  3. rye bread.
  4. a straight whiskey distilled from a mash containing 51 percent or more rye grain.
  5. a blended whiskey.
adjective
  1. made with rye grain or flour: rye rolls.
noun
  1. a male Romani; Rom.
noun
  1. a city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound.
noun
  1. a tall hardy widely cultivated annual grass, Secale cereale, having soft bluish-green leaves, bristly flower spikes, and light brown grain
  2. the grain of this grass, used in making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock food
  3. whiskey distilled from rye. US whiskey must by law contain not less than 51 per cent rye
  4. US short for rye bread
noun
  1. a gentleman
noun
  1. a resort in SE England, in East Sussex: one of the Cinque Ports. Pop: 4195 (2001)
Rye (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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