straw

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[edit] Etymology

Old English strēaw, from Germanic *strawam ‘that which is strewn’. Cognate with Dutch stro, German Stroh, Swedish strå.

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[edit] Noun

straw (countable and uncountable; plural straws)

  1. (countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
  2. (uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively.
  3. (countable) A drinking straw.
  4. a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
    straw colour:    

[edit] Translations

a dried stalk of a cereal plant
dried stalks considered collectively
drinking straw — see drinking straw
colour

[edit] Adjective

straw (not comparable)

  1. Made of straw.
    straw hat
  2. Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.

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[edit] Translations

made of straw
of a pale, yellowish beige colour

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