kex Meaning, Definition & Usage

Kex noun

Etymology

W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) 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.