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81Straw-bale construction — “Straw bale construction is at once an American invention and a sustainable answer to housing needs on and off the reservation.” Rick West, Director, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American IndianStraw bale construction is a… …
82Straw — Straw, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre[ a]w, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a]. [root]166. See {Strew}.] 1. A stalk or stem of certain species of… …
83Straw (disambiguation) — Straw may refer to:*Straw *Drinking straw *Soda straw, a mineral *Straw chamber, a particle detector *Straw hat *Straw marquetry *Straw poll *Straw, County Londonderry, a village in Northern IrelandIn entertainment: *Straw (band), a British pop… …
84straw — ► NOUN 1) dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving. 2) a single dried stalk of grain. 3) a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a container. 4) a pale yellow colour. ● clutch at straws Cf …
85Straw dog — Straw dogs were used as ceremonial objects in ancient China. Chapter 5 of the Tao Te Ching begins with the lines Heaven and Earth are heartless / treating creatures like straw dogs . Su Ch e comments Heaven and Earth were not partial. They do not …
86straw — [strô] n. [ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see STREW] 1. hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc. 2. a single one of such stalks 3. such a stalk or, now esp., a… …
87The Shortest Straw — «The Shortest Straw» Sencillo de Metallica del álbum ...And Justice for All Formato Canción Grabación Enero Mayo 1988 Género(s) Thrash metal …
88straw poll — ➔ poll1 * * * straw poll UK US noun [C] ► an occasion when a number of people are asked for their opinions about something in an informal way: »In a straw poll of estate agents, responses to the proposed new scheme were mixed. conduct/carry… …
89straw — (n.) O.E. streaw stems or stalks of certain cereals, lit. that which is scattered or strewn, related to streowian (see STREW (Cf. strew)), from P.Gmc. *strawam that which is scattered (Cf. O.N. stra, Dan. straa, Swed. strô, O.Fris. stre, O.Du., O …
90Straw polls for the 2008 United States presidential election — The following sections collect local event based public straw polls where American voters selected among Democratic, Republican, and other appropriate candidates for the 2008 presidential election. The largest was the Ames Straw Poll held in Iowa …
