| 1. dry threshed grain stalks (used for bedding, animal fodder, basket weaving, etc.); single stalk of grain; hollow slender tube used to suck up liquids; something of little importance. of or pertaining to straw, made from dried threshed grain stalks; containing straw; pale yellow, straw-like in color; worthless, unimportant. strawstraw , v. t. to spread or scatter. see: strew, and strow.straw straw, n. [oe. straw, stre, stree, as. stre?w, from the root of e. strew; akin to ofries. strē, d. stroo, g. stroh, ohg. strō, icel. strā, dan. straa, sw. str?. ?166. see: strew.] |