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单词 strawless
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strawlessadj.

/ˈstrɔːlɪs/
Etymology: < straw n.1 + -less suffix.
Made without straw, containing no straw (in allusion to Exodus v; see straw n.1 2a). Also in figurative context.
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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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