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 I.  noun 
 Etymology: Middle English, from Old English strēaw; akin to Old High German strō straw, Old English strewian to strew Date: before 12th century 
 
 1. stalks of grain after threshing, a natural or artificial heavy fiber used for weaving, plaiting, or braiding, a dry coarse stem especially of a cereal grass, 
 
 3. a. something of small worth or significance, something too insubstantial to provide support or help in a desperate situation ,  chaff  2, 
 
 4. something (as a hat) made of straw, a tube (as of paper, plastic, or glass) for sucking up a beverage, strawy  adjective 
 
 II.  adjective 
 Date: 15th century
 made of straw , of, relating to, or used for straw , of the color of straw , of little or no value ;  worthless  , of, relating to, resembling, or being a straw man, of, relating to, or concerned with the discovery of preferences by means of a straw vote

 straw boss 
  noun 
 Date: 1894
 an assistant to a foreman in charge of supervising and expediting the work of a small group of workers, a member of a group of workers who supervises the work of the others in addition to doing his or her own job

 straw in the wind 
 phrasal a slight fact that is an indication of a coming event

 straw man 
  noun 
 Date: 1886
 a weak or imaginary opposition (as an argument or adversary) set up only to be easily confuted, a person set up to serve as a cover for a usually questionable transaction

 straw mushroom 
  noun 
 Etymology: from their cultivation on rice straw compost
 Date: 1961
 a mushroom ( Volvariella volvacea ) that has a conical cap and is cultivated in southeastern Asia and used especially in Chinese cooking

 straw poll 
  noun see:  straw vote  

 straw vote 
  noun 
 Date: 1866
 an unofficial vote taken (as at a chance gathering) to indicate the relative strength of opposing candidates or issues

 straw wine 
  noun 
 Date: 1824
 a sweet wine produced by partially drying the grapes on beds of straw prior to vinification

 straw yellow 
  noun 
 Date: circa 1796
 a pale yellow