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[Gr. alp a (air a) = (1) a hammer; (2) darnel gra .] Hair-gra . A genus of Gra es, of which six species are indigenous in Britain. The most common are the A. cæspitosa, or Tufted; the A. flexuosa, or Waved; the A. caryophyllia, or Silvery; and the A. præcoz, or Early Hair-gra . Among the Airas cultivated in Britain may be mentioned A. Des champs i a coæspitosa, called by farmers the Tufted or Turfy Hair-gra or Ha ock-gra . All the species are elegant plants of delicate make. Ai-rā-ni, Ai-rān'-ists, s. Airos .] [Named after Church Hist. An obscure sect, founded in the fourth century by Airos, who denied the con substantiality of the Holy Ghost with the Father and the Son. äired, pa. par. & a. [AIR, v.t.] äir-er, s. [AIR, v.t.] 1. Of persons: One who airs anything. 2. Of things: A frame on which clothes are placed that they may be aired.