straw

[Straw]

Straw is a fiber made from dried plant stalks. Horses love it. People make baskets, hats, bedding, fuel, and much more from straw. But not drinking straws those are usually plastic.

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To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.

Noun
a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth

Noun
a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white

Noun
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Noun
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

Verb
spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"

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Verb
cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"

Adjective S.
of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored

v. t.
To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.

n.
A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease.

n.
The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.

n.
Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle.

Straw

Straw , v. t. To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow. Chaucer.

Straw

Straw, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre'a0w, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str'c7, D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. str'd3, Icel. str'be, Dan. straa, Sw. str'86. 'fb166. 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.

&hand; 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'94l.), the pampas cat. -- Straw color, the color of dry straw, being a delicate yellow. -- Straw drain, a drain filled with straw. -- Straw plait, ∨ 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]

To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow.

A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease.

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Usage Examples

My Dad hated his job. He sold overcoats, but he wanted to make movies. He had a failed career working with the Ritz Brothers - they were like the Marx Brothers, only a tier below. I always had a picture in my mind of him in a straw hat.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I did a play called Throne of Straw when I was 11, at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles. It became really clear to me at that point that I enjoyed acting more than any other experience I was having.

Behold the child, by Nature's kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.