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

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 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

Rumbold scratched his ear with the three strawy jampots he held in his hand.

From The History of Mr. Polly by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Luther wrote of the Epistle of James, "In comparison with the best books of the New Testament, it is a downright strawy epistle."

From The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible by R. Heber Newton

Some points of the argument were still unsettled when we climbed over the edges of our respective boxes and vanished into the strawy depths below.

From Above the Snow Line by Clinton Thomas Dent