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win|dle|straw — «WIHN duhl STR», noun. Scottish. 1. a dry, thin, withered stalk of grass. 2. Figurative. a person or thing of trifling worth or a flimsy nature. ╂[Old English windelstrēaw dry grass stalk, type of grass, perhaps < windel a basket + strēaw… … Useful english dictionary
dle — ad·dle·pate; ai·dle; bea·dle; bea·dle·dom; bin·dle; bri·dle·less; brin·dle; bud·dle·ia; ca·boo·dle; can·dle·mas; ca·noo·dle; con·did·dle; crud·dle; cru·dle; cud·dle·some; did·dle·dees; doo·dle·sack; drid·dle; fad·dle; far·dle; fer·ri·did·dle;… … English syllables
win — bald·win; bur·ne·win; dar·win; dar·win·ism; dar·win·ize; er·win·ia; god·win·i·an; kar·win·skia; mer·win·ite; mi·de·wi·win; mid·win·ter; mid·win·ter·ly; mid·win·try; pat·win; pen·ny·win·kle; peri·win·kler; ra·win; ra·win·sonde; re·win; tis·win;… … English syllables
windle — win·dle … English syllables
strae — win·dle·strae; … English syllables
windlestrae — win·dle·strae … English syllables
windlestraw — win·dle·straw … English syllables
Agrostis Spica-ventis — Windlestrae Win dle*strae , Windlestraw Win dle*straw , n. (Bot.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. {Agrostis Spica ventis}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Shelley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Windlestrae — Win dle*strae , Windlestraw Win dle*straw , n. (Bot.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. {Agrostis Spica ventis}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Shelley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Windlestraw — Windlestrae Win dle*strae , Windlestraw Win dle*straw , n. (Bot.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. {Agrostis Spica ventis}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Shelley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
