a straw covering
1straw — strawless, adj. strawlike, adj. /straw/, n. 1. a single stalk or stem, esp. of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley. 2. a mass of such stalks, esp. after drying and threshing, used as fodder. 3. material, fibers, etc.,… …
2floor covering — Finish material on floors, including wood strips, parquet, linoleum, vinyl, asphalt tile, rubber, cork, epoxy resins, ceramic tile, and carpeting. Wood strip flooring, attached to a subfloor of plywood, is most popular, especially for residences …
3Fiasco (bottle) — A fiasco is a typical Italian style of bottle, usually with a round body and bottom, partially or completely covered with a close fitting straw basket. The basket is typically made of sala , a swamp weed, sun dried and blanched with sulfur. The… …
4fiasco — fi·as·co || fɪ æskəʊ n. total failure, disaster (Italian); round bottomed wine bottle in a basketlike straw covering …
5fiascoes — fi·as·co || fɪ æskəʊ n. total failure, disaster (Italian); round bottomed wine bottle in a basketlike straw covering …
6fiascos — fi·as·co || fɪ æskəʊ n. total failure, disaster (Italian); round bottomed wine bottle in a basketlike straw covering …
7strawberry — /straw ber ee, beuh ree/, n., pl. strawberries. 1. the fruit of any stemless plant belonging to the genus Fragaria, of the rose family, consisting of an enlarged fleshy receptacle bearing achenes on its exterior. See illus. under achene. 2. the… …
8pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …
9Thatching — is the craft of covering a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is probably the oldest roofing material and has been used in both… …
10Islamic dress controversy in Europe — Islamic dress, notably the variety of headdresses worn by Muslim women, has become a prominent symbol of the presence of Islam in western Europe. In several countries this adherence to hijab (an Arabic noun meaning to cover ) has led to political …
