WINDLESTRAW


Meaning of WINDLESTRAW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwin-d ə l-ˌstrȯ, ˈwi-n ə l- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English * windelstraw, from Old English windelstrēaw, from windel - (akin to Middle English windel caulking material) + strēaw straw

Date: before 12th century

British : a dry thin stalk of grass

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