Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - straw
Straw
straw
n. 1 dry cut stalks of grain for use as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, making hats, etc. 2 a single stalk or piece of straw. 3 a thin hollow paper or plastic tube for sucking drink from a glass etc. 4 an insignificant thing (not worth a straw). 5 the pale yellow colour of straw. 6 a straw hat. Phrases and idioms catch (or grasp) at a straw resort to an utterly inadequate expedient in desperation, like a person drowning. straw boss US an assistant foreman. straw-colour pale yellow. straw-coloured of pale yellow. straw in the wind a slight hint of future developments. straw vote (or poll) an unofficial ballot as a test of opinion. straw-worm a caddis-worm. Derivatives strawy adj. Etymology: OE streaw f. Gmc, rel. to STREW
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō ~, Old English strewian to strew Date: before 12th century 1. stalks of grain after threshing, a natural or artificial heavy fiber used for weaving, plaiting, or braiding, a dry coarse stem especially of a cereal grass, 3. a. something of small worth or significance, something too insubstantial to provide support or help in a desperate situation , chaff 2, 4. something (as a hat) made of ~, a tube (as of paper, plastic, or glass) for sucking up a beverage, ~y adjective II. adjective Date: 15th century made of ~ , of, relating to, or used for ~ , of the color of ~ , of little or no value ; worthless, of, relating to, resembling, or being a ~ man, of, relating to, or concerned with the discovery of preferences by means of a ~ vote ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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