Windlestraw Definition

wĭndl-strô
noun
A dried stalk of grass.
Webster's New World
A slender or weak person or thing.
Webster's New World

(UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Agrostis Spica-ventis.

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Noun

Singular:
windlestraw
Plural:
windlestraws

Origin of Windlestraw

  • Old English windelstrēaw windel basket (from windan to wind) strēaw straw straw

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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