| 单词 | windlestraw |
| 释义 | windlestraw[ win-dl-straw, win-l- ] / ˈwɪn dlˌstrɔ, ˈwɪn l- / noun British Dialect.a withered stalk of any of various grasses. any of various long-stalked species of grass. any tall, thin person. any light or flimsy material or object. Also especially Scot., winlestrae. Origin of windlestrawbefore 1000; Old English windelstrēaw (not attested in ME). See windle, straw Words nearby windlestrawWind in the Willows, windjammer, windlass, windle, windless, windlestraw, wind machine, windmill, windmill grass, Windom Peak, window Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for windlestraw
British Dictionary definitions for windlestrawwindlestraw / (ˈwɪndəlˌstrɔː) / noun Irish, Scot and English dialectthe dried stalk of any of various grasses anything weak or feeble, esp a thin unhealthy person Word Origin for windlestrawOld English windelstrēaw, from windel basket, from windan to wind ² + strēaw straw 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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