rya ['rē-ə] -n

  1. a Scandinavian handwoven rug with a deep resilient comparatively flat pile
  2. the weave typical of this rug

rye ['rī] -n

  1. a hardy annual grass ( Secale cereale) that is widely grown for grain and as a cover crop
  2. the seeds of rye
  3. rye bread
  4. rye whiskey
  5. a male Gypsy

rye bread -n

  1. bread made wholly or in part of rye flour
  2. a light bread often with caraway seeds

rye·grass ['rī-,gras] -n

  1. any of several grasses (genus Lolium)
  2. either of two grasses ( L. perenneand L. multiflorum) that are used as lawn and pasture grasses and as cover crops

rye whiskey -n

  1. a whiskey distilled from rye or from rye and malt