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

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 Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd

Luther, as every one knows, was inclined to reject the Epistle of James; he called it "a right strawy epistle."

From Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People by Washington Gladden

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 Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Thomas Hardy

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 Hermann Sudermann

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