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51Straw 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 …
52Straw-Detektor — Straw Detektoren sind Teilchendetektoren, mit denen bewegte Teilchen (Moleküle, Atome oder Elementarteilchen) erfasst und nachgewiesen werden können. Ein Straw Detektor besteht normalerweise aus einer zylindrischen Driftkammer, wo die Elektronen… …
53straw man — 1590s, doll or scarecrow made of bound straw, from STRAW (Cf. straw) + MAN (Cf. man). Figuratively, in debates, by 1896. Man of straw imaginary opponent is recorded from 1620s …
54straw-hat — ☆ straw hat [strô′hat′ ] adj. 〚from the practice, esp. formerly, of wearing straw hats in summer〛 designating, of, or having to do with a summer theater or summer theaters * * * straw hat (strôʹhătʹ) adj. Of or relating to summer theater that… …
55straw poll — straw polls N COUNT A straw poll is the unofficial questioning of a group of people to find out their opinion about something. A straw poll conducted at the end of the meeting found most people agreed with Mr Forth... Many parents wouldn t dream… …
56straw boater — UK US noun [countable] [singular straw boater plural straw boaters] an old fashioned hat made of straw with a flat top and a band around it Thesaurus: hats and other things worn on the headhyponym part …
57Straw-cutter — Straw cut ter, n. An instrument to cut straw for fodder. [1913 Webster] …
58straw-boss — /straw baws , bos /, v.t. to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw boss the night shift. * * * …
59straw-breadth — strawˈ breadth noun The breadth of a straw • • • Main Entry: ↑straw …
60straw-cutter — strawˈ cutter noun An instrument for cutting straw • • • Main Entry: ↑straw …
