Windlestraw
noun, British Dialect.
1.
a withered stalk of any of various grasses.
2.
any of various long-stalked species of grass.
3.
any tall, thin person.
4.
any light or flimsy material or object.
noun (Irish & Scot, English, dialect)
1.
the dried stalk of any of various grasses
2.
anything weak or feeble, esp a thin unhealthy person
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