Usually means: Dry, thin grass; often brittle.
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  1. windlestraw: Merriam-Webster
  2. windlestraw: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. windlestraw: Collins English Dictionary
  4. windlestraw: Wordnik
  5. windlestraw: Wiktionary
  6. windlestraw: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. windlestraw: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. windlestraw: Dictionary.com
  9. Windlestraw: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. Windlestraw: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  11. windlestraw: FreeDictionary.org
  12. windlestraw: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. windlestraw: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (windlestraw)

▸ noun:  (UK, Scotland, dialect) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, especially Apera spica-venti.

Similar:
windlestrae, windle, widdy, windling, yarnwindle, spinnel, wick, windster, whisp, withywind, more...

Types:
wheat, rye, barley, oats, sorghum, corn, more...

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Similar:
windlestrae, windle, widdy, windling, yarnwindle, spinnel, wick, windster, whisp, withywind, more...

Types:
wheat, rye, barley, oats, sorghum, corn, more...



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