| 单词 | long straw |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong straw long straw n. untrimmed straw used for thatching, esp. as opposed to reed. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > for thatching thacka900 wattlesc900 thatch1398 thackingc1440 litter1453 long straw1591 helm1669 thatching1671 straw1765 yelma1825 thatch-grass1884 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre i. 13 Long straw, both to couer their Cabbin, and make their bedd of. 1810 Farmer's Mag. Dec. 512 This, they alleged, served the ground as a sort of ploughing, while it afforded long straw for thatching houses, and much fodder for cattle. 1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts xiii. 185 One notices that long-straw has a looser, more plastic appearance, compared with the stiff, ‘close cropped’, brush-like texture of reed. 2008 Independent 30 Apr. (Grand Designs section) p. iv/1 Long Straw looks much softer and rounder that Water or Wheat Reed and sometimes still has ears and leaves. < as lemmas |
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