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   straw

   /strɔː/

   noun

   • 1. dried stalks of grain, used especially as fodder or as material for thatching, packing, or weaving: "a straw hat"
   • ▪ a single dried stalk of grain: "the tramp sat chewing a straw"
   • ▪ a pale yellow colour like that of straw.
   • 2. a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a glass or bottle.

   Word Origin Old Englishstrēaw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroo and German Stroh, also to strew.

   Derivatives

   • 1. strawlike adjective
   • 2. strawy adjective

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