WINDLESTRAW

Meaning of WINDLESTRAW in English

[win.dle.straw] n [(assumed) ME, fr. OE windelstreaw, fr. windel basket (fr. windan to wind) + streaw straw] (bef. 12c) Brit: a dry thin stalk of grass

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

WINDLESTRAW — noun Etymology: Middle English *windelstraw, from Old English windelstrēaw, from windel- (akin to Middle English windel caulking material) + strēaw …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WINDLESTRAW — ˈwin(d) ə lˌstrȯ noun also win·dle·strae -rā ( -s ) Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English windlestraw, windelstree, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAW — (n.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis Spica-ventis.
Английский словарь Webster
WINDLESTRAW — ( n. ) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis Spica-ventis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAW — /win"dl straw', win"l-/ , n. Brit. Dial. 1. a withered stalk of any of various grasses. 2. any of various …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAW — noun Etymology: Middle English * windelstraw, from Old English windelstrēaw, from windel - (akin to Middle English windel caulking material) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WINDLESTRAW — noun a grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, ·esp. agrostis spica-ventis.
Webster English vocab
WINDLESTRAW — n. archaic an old dry stalk of grass. [OE windelstreaw grass for plaiting f. windel basket (as WIND(2), -LE(1)) + …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WINDLESTRAW — n. archaic an old dry stalk of grass. [ OE windelstreaw grass for plaiting f. windel basket (as WIND(2), -LE(1)) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAW — n. archaic an old dry stalk of grass. Etymology: OE windelstreaw grass for plaiting f. windel basket (as WIND(2), -LE(1)) …
Oxford English vocab
WINDLESTRAW — метлица полевая (Apera spica-venti)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
WINDLESTRAW — метлица полевая ( Apera spica-venti )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WINDLESTRAW — n. Pronunciation: ' win-d ə l- ˌ stro ̇ , ' wi-n ə l- Function: noun Etymology: Middle English *windelstraw, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAE — noun see windlestraw
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINDLES — ˈwind ə lz noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: English dialect windle, short for windlestraw : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAE — (n.) Alt. of Windlestraw
Английский словарь Webster
WINDLESTRAE — ( n. ) Alt. of Windlestraw
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WINLESTRAE — /win"l stray'/ , n. Chiefly Scot. windlestraw.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WINDLESTRAE — noun ·alt. of windlestraw.
Webster English vocab
МЕТЛИЦА ПОЛЕВАЯ — (Apera spica-venti) 1) corn grass 2) windlestraw
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Merriam-Webster English vocab

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