noun
- dried stalks of grass, especially those that are thin and withered
Usage: archaic; dialectal
Examples
- The old farmer gathered the windlestraws from the field.
- Windlestraws scattered across the meadow in the autumn wind.
- The children made a small fire with windlestraws and twigs.
- After the harvest, only windlestraws remained in the barley field.
- She used windlestraws to stuff the scarecrow’s arms.