As nouns the difference between awl and awn
is that awl is a pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc while awn is the bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
awl
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A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
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awn
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Noun
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en noun)
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
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