noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
straw
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Ascot Sunday, and an attentive Edmund - straw boater , white flannels.
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She pictured a straw boater and a bicycle and as her smile spread he abruptly faced her.
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Their clerks, mostly in straw boaters , hurried along.
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Jimmy was bare-headed and Dad wore a straw boater tipped over his eyes.
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Hanging up on the pegs were three or four hats and among them a straw boater .
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She wore a cream linen suit, a black straw boater , and black gloves.
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Removal of the straw boater revealed a head of sleeked-down dark hair - a man's head of hair.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Enough fuel leaked into the lake that nearby boaters could see the shiny residue and smell the gasoline.
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Marine manufacturers are really listening to what boaters want, and the hot new trends prove it.
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Removal of the straw boater revealed a head of sleeked-down dark hair - a man's head of hair.
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State regulations require whitewater boaters to wear helmets and life vests.
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The boat was towed to Sausalito and the boater was uninjured.
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The men wore boaters and blazers, the women summer dresses.
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They are a magnet for tourists, experienced boaters and amateurs alike.