Look up: Straw

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   Straw
   The dried remains of fine-stemmed plants from which the seed has been removed in threshing.
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   straw
   [adj] - of a pale yellow color like straw 2. [n] - plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder 3. [n] - a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth 4. [v] - cover or provide with or as if with straw
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   Straw
   That part of the crop that is left after thrashing the grain. It may be baled for use as stock bedding or low grade feed or chopped and incorporated to help improve soil structure.
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   Straw
   The by product of wheat, being the stalk, left over from the production of grain. Uses: Thatching - roof covering with a short life (20+ yrs) Loose - bedding for livestock, then composted Tied - coil mats, bee skeps.
   Found on http://www.gallica.co.uk/celts/glossary.
   
   
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   STRAW
   Staging System for Reproductive Aging in Women
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   straw
   strawy residue which remains after threshing of grain crop,etc Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Straw
   Straw transitive verb To spread or scatter. See Strew , and Strow . Chaucer.
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/208
   
   
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   Straw
   Straw noun [ Middle English straw , stre , stree , Anglo-Saxon streáw , from the root of English strew ; akin to OFries. strē , Dutch stroo , German stroh , Old High German strō , Icelandic strā , Danish straa , Swedish strå . √166. See Strew .] 1. A stalk or s ...
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   straw
   1. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc, especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease. ... 2. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw. ... 3. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing; a mere trifle. 'I set not a ...
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    straw
    adjective of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored
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    straw
    drinking straw noun a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
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    straw
    noun plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
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    Straw
    `Straw` is an agricultural byproduct, the dry stalk of a cereal plant, after the nutrient grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of a cereal crop such as barley, oats, rice, rye or wheat. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by-product of the harvest, but with the advent of the combine harvester, straw has become more of a burden, almost a nuisance to farmers. However, straw can be put to many uses, old a...
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    Straw
    • (n.) A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc., especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, beans, and pease. • (v. t.) To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow. • (n.) The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw. • (n.) Anythi...
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    straw
    the stalks of grasses, particularly of such cereal grasses as wheat, oats, rye, barley, and buckwheat. When used collectively, the term straw ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/170
    
    
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    straw
    straw, dried stalks of threshed grains, especially wheat, barley, oats, and rye. It has been used from antiquity for bedding, covering floors, and thatching roofs, as fodder and litter for animals, and in weaving such articles as mats, screens, baskets, ornaments and hangings, hats, sandals, fans, a...
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