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windlestraw — [win′dəl strô΄] n. [< OE windelstreaw (via Scot dial.) < windel, a bundle (< windan, to WIND1) + streaw, STRAW] Scot. 1. a dried stalk of grass 2. a slender or weak person or thing … English World dictionary
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
windlestraw — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
windlestraw — win·dle·straw … English syllables
windlestraw — n. archaic an old dry stalk of grass. Etymology: OE windelstreaw grass for plaiting f. windel basket (as WIND(2), LE(1)) + streaw STRAW … Useful english dictionary
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
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Moorfoot Hills — The Moorfoot Hills are a range of hills south of Edinburgh in east central Scotland, UK, one of the ranges which collectively form the Southern Uplands. The Hills run from Peebles, Scottish Borders, in a north easterly direction to Tynehead,… … Wikipedia
winlestrae — /win l stray /, n. Chiefly Scot. windlestraw. * * * … Universalium
