windlestraws
/ˈwɪndəlˌstrɔz/
noun
- Thin, dry stalks of grass or straw, especially those left after harvesting or that are withered.
- The field was littered with windlestraws after the hay was baled.
- The old barn was filled with dusty windlestraws from last season's harvest.
- She gathered a handful of windlestraws to use as kindling for the fire.
- A very thin or weak person or thing.
- The old chair was a windlestraw of furniture, barely able to hold his weight.
- After his illness, he looked like a windlestraw, all skin and bones.
- She called the frail kitten a windlestraw, but it grew strong with care.
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