- windelstréaw
- n (-es/-) windle-straw
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windelstréaw
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windlestraw — noun Etymology: Middle English *windelstraw, from Old English windelstrēaw, from windel (akin to Middle English windel caulking material) + strēaw straw Date: before 12th century British a dry thin stalk of grass … New Collegiate Dictionary
windlestraw — /win dl straw , win l /, n. Brit. Dial. 1. a withered stalk of any of various grasses. 2. any of various long stalked species of grass. 3. any tall, thin person. 4. any light or flimsy material or object. Also, esp. Scot., winlestrae. [bef. 1000; … Universalium
windlestraw — [win′dəl strô΄] n. [< OE windelstreaw (via Scot dial.) < windel, a bundle (< windan, to WIND1) + streaw, STRAW] Scot. 1. a dried stalk of grass 2. a slender or weak person or thing … English World dictionary
windlestraw — n. archaic an old dry stalk of grass. Etymology: OE windelstreaw grass for plaiting f. windel basket (as WIND(2), LE(1)) + streaw STRAW … Useful english dictionary
win|dle|straw — «WIHN duhl STR», noun. Scottish. 1. a dry, thin, withered stalk of grass. 2. Figurative. a person or thing of trifling worth or a flimsy nature. ╂[Old English windelstrēaw dry grass stalk, type of grass, perhaps < windel a basket + strēaw… … Useful english dictionary
