aloof, aloofe, aloufe

& prep. [For on loof; Dut, teloef =to windward. ( Skeat.)] A. As adverb: IMG:content-0410.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0411.jpg:[blocks in formation] A alopecuro; Lat. alopecurus ; Gr. ἀλωπέκουρος ( alõpekouros ), from ἀλώπηξ ( alõpēx ) = a fox, and οὐρά (our a) = the tail.] Fox-tail. genus of gra es (Graminaceæ), of the tribe Phalareæ. Six species are indigenous in Britain, the A. pratensis , alpinus , agrestis, bulbosus, geniculatus , and fulvus . The A. pratensis, or Meadow Fox-tail Gra , is useful for forming lawns, and is valuable for both hay and pasture, as are also A. geniculatus and most other species of the genus.