adjective
Etymology
Origin of strawy
Example Sentences
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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
Mulsh, mulsh, n. loose material, strawy dung, &c., laid down to protect the roots of plants—also Mulch.—v.t. to cover with mulsh.—adj. soft.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Seated in their strawy bower, they cared for no rain.
From David Elginbrod by MacDonald, George
Some growers use the droppings only, and reject all of the strawy part, or as much of it as they can conveniently shake out.
From Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure by Falconer, William
And the triumphant blond mane had turned into a strawy, matted mass, apparently untouched by a comb this many a day.
From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann
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