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

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

Fresh, strawy manure, made immediately before the time for breaking a sod, is preferably carried over in a covered shed until a later season of the year.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

She sat at table every day, a pale, strawy blond, and looked at him questioningly with great, strange eyes: "Aren't you soon going to propose?"

From The Song of Songs by Sudermann, Hermann

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

From Captivity by Eyles, M. Leonora

When it is applied, however, great care should be taken to prevent overheating; a lessening or entire removal of the strawy covering, and again firmly compacting the surface of the bed will reduce the temperature.

From Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure by Falconer, William