| 1. | the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing. |
| 2. | straw cut up for fodder. |
| 3. | worthless matter; refuse. |
| 4. | the membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants. |
| 5. | Also called window. Military. strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips. |
