| 单词 | strawless | 
| 释义 | strawlessadj.  Made without straw, containing no straw (in allusion to Exodus v; see straw n.1 2a). Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > 			[adjective]		 > made of straw > not strawless1691 1691    T. P. Blount Ess. v. 96  				After this, among the Ægyptians was that of the Strawless Tax. 1859    W. 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. 1870    Daily 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. 1896    J. F. McCurdy in  Hilprecht Recent Res. in Bible Lands 11  				The great discovery of the ‘treasure city’ of Pithom with its straw-less bricks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < | 
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