windlestraw

ˈwɪndəlˌstrɔː

Definition

Definition of windlestraw - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

agriculture

Rare

dried stalks of various grasses

Rare

Farmers often burn windlestraw after the harvest season..

hay

straw

metaphor

Rare

something weak or feeble like a thin person

Rare

He was as fragile as a windlestraw.

featherweight

pushover

weakling

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Origin of windlestraw

Old English, windel (basket) + straw (stalk)

Examples of windlestraw in a sentence

The artist used windlestraw in her natural sculptures.
Her confidence was as thin as a windlestraw.
The old bridge swayed like a windlestraw in the storm.

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French:chaume, fétu, ...
German:Strohhalm, Schwächling, ...
Italian:stoppia, stelo sottile, ...
Spanish:paja seca, paja al viento, ...
Portuguese:restolho, frágil como uma palha, ...
Chinese:稻草, 弱者, ...
Japanese:枯れ草, ...
Arabic:قَصَب جَاف, شخص هزيل كالقصبة, ...
Hebrew:קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ, דָּבָר רָעוּעַ אוֹ אָדָם רָזֶה וְחַלָּשׁ, ...
Russian:сухие стебли трав, соломинка, ...
Ukrainian:солома, соломинка, ...
Hindi:सूखी घास, पतली तिनका, ...
Bengali:শুকনো ঘাস, উইন্ডলস্ট্রো, ...
Catalan:palla seca, palla al vent, ...
Czech:stébla, slaboch, ...
Danish:tørret græs, ...
Dutch:strohalm, halm, ...
Greek:άχυρο, καλαμάκι, ...
Hungarian:szalma, nyápic, ...
Khmer:ចំបើង, មនុស្សទន់ខ្សោយ, ...
Korean:건초, 바람개비, ...
Persian:کاه خشک, نی‌قلیان, ...
Polish:słoma, wątła osoba, ...
Portuguese (BR):restolho, débil, ...
Romanian:paie uscate, fir de pai, ...
Swedish:halmstrå, strå, ...
Thai:ฟาง, สิ่งที่อ่อนแอหรือเปราะบาง, ...
Turkish:saman, ince dal, ...
Vietnamese:rơm, cọng rơm, ...

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Definition of windlestraw - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

Origin of windlestraw

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