释义 |
strawless, a.|ˈstrɔːlɪs| [f. straw n.1 + -less.] Made without straw, containing no straw (in allusion to Exodus v; see straw n.1 2 a). Also in fig. context.
1691Sir T. P. Blount Ess. v. 96 After this, among the ægyptians was that of the Strawless Tax. 1859W. H. Russell in Times 24 Mar. 9/3 Perhaps something like it..might have been seen..when the children of Israel were making strawless bricks. 1870Daily News 17 May, To create a character out of the strawless clay which is so frequently provided by the dramatic author, requires a most trying effort of the imagination. 1896J. F. McCurdy in Hilprecht Recent Res. in Bible Lands 11 The great discovery of the ‘treasure city’ of Pithom with its straw-less bricks. |