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straw

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of straw

of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color

  • the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw, not white, in color
Synonyms of straw

blond (or blonde), fair, flaxen, golden, sandy, tawny
Words Related to straw

ocherous (or ochreous)

ash-blond (or ash-blonde), blondish, strawberry blonde (or strawberry blond), towheaded

gold, light, white
Near Antonyms of straw

black-a-vised, brown, brunet (or brunette), dark, olive, swart, swarthy

black, ebony, raven

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