About The Word Straw
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What's The Definition Of Straw?
[n] a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
[n] a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white [n] plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder [n] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [adj] of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored [v] spread by scattering; "strew toys all over the carpet" ("straw" is archaic) [v] cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm" Synonyms | Synonyms for Straw: chaff | chromatic | drinking straw | husk | pale yellow | shuck | stalk | strew | stubble Related Terms | Find terms related to Straw: See Also | bestrew | bran | cover | cushioning | distribute | litter | padding | plant fiber | plant fibre | plant material | spread | tube | tubing | yellow | yellowness Straw In Webster's Dictionary \Straw\, v. t.
To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. --Chaucer.
\Straw\, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre['a]w, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a]. [root]166. See {Strew}.] 1. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease. 2. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw. 3. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle. I set not a straw by thy dreamings. --Chaucer. Note: Straw is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, straw-built, straw-crowned, straw-roofed, straw-stuffed, and the like. {Man of straw}, an effigy formed by stuffing the garments of a man with straw; hence, a fictitious person; an irresponsible person; a puppet. {Straw bail}, worthless bail, as being given by irresponsible persons. [Colloq. U.S.] {Straw bid}, a worthless bid; a bid for a contract which the bidder is unable or unwilling to fulfill. [Colloq. U.S.] {Straw cat} (Zo["o]l.), the pampas cat. {Straw color}, the color of dry straw, being a delicate yellow. {Straw drain}, a drain filled with straw. {Straw plait}, or {Straw plat}, a strip formed by plaiting straws, used for making hats, bonnets, etc. {To be in the straw}, to be brought to bed, as a pregnant woman. [Slang] |
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