strawy

American  

[straw-ee] / ˈstrɔ i /

adjective

strawier, strawiest

1. of, containing, or resembling straw.

2. strewn or thatched with straw.

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strawy British  

/ ˈstrɔːɪ /

adjective

1. containing straw, or like straw in colour or texture

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Etymology

Origin of strawy

First recorded in 1545–55; straw + -y ¹

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Example Sentences

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strawy

We pictured the meek mild creatures where     They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there     To doubt they were kneeling then.

From Slate ● Dec. 25, 2012

The very cock crows lonesomely at morn—   Each flag and fern the shrinking stream divides— Uneasy cattle low, and lambs forlorn   Creep to their strawy sheds with nettled sides.

From Required Poems for Reading and Memorizing Third and Fourth Grades, Prescribed by State Courses of Study by Anonymous

The surface of the border should be mulched with leaves or strawy manure through the severe winter weather, uncovering the soil in March.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey

I seemed a stinking, grovelling, strawy sort of thing.

From Captivity by M. Leonora Eyles

The Beta we gave no winter protection, but all of the others we covered with strawy manure.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by A. W. Latham

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