Straw Definition
straw
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Straw
English
Etymology
Old English strēaw, from Germanic *strawam ‘that which is strewn’. Cognate with Dutch stro, German Stroh, Swedish strå.
Pronunciation
Noun
straw (countable and uncountable; plural straws)
- (countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- (uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively.
- (countable) A drinking straw.
- a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
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Adjective
straw (not comparable)
- Made of straw.
- straw hat
- Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
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Related terms
Translations
made of straw
of a pale, yellowish beige colour
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