vines; as: (a) The smeared dagger (Apatela oblinita), whose large hairy larva is velvety black with two
rows of bright yellow spots on each side. (b) A geometrid (Angerona crocataria) which is yellow with
dusky spots on the wings. Called also currant moth. — Strawberry pear (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit
of a West Indian plant of the genus Cereus (C. triangularia). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly
acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit. — Strawberry sawfly (Zoöl.), a small
black sawfly (Emphytus maculatus) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry vine. — Strawberry
tomato. (Bot.) See Alkekengi. — Strawberry tree. (Bot.) See Arbutus. — Strawberry vine (Bot.),
the plant which yields the strawberry. — Strawberry worm (Zoöl.), the larva of any moth which feeds
on the strawberry vine.
Strawboard
(Straw"board`) n. Pasteboard made of pulp of straw.
Straw-colored
(Straw"-col`ored) a. Being of a straw color. See Straw color, under Straw, n.
Straw-cutter
(Straw"-cut`ter) n. An instrument to cut straw for fodder.
Strawed
(Strawed) imp. & p. p. of Straw. [Obs.]
Strawworm
(Straw"worm`) n. A caddice worm.
Strawy
(Straw"y) a. Of or pertaining to straw; made of, or resembling, straw. Shak.
Stray
(Stray) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Strayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Straying.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray,
or as adj., stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved road. See
Street, and Stray, a.]
1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
Thames among the wanton valleys strays.
Denham. 2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.
Now, until the break of day,
Through this house each fairy stray.
Shak.
A sheep doth very often stray.
Shak. 3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
We have erred and strayed from thy ways.
of Com. Prayer.
While meaner things, whom instinct leads,
Are rarely known to stray.
Cowper. Syn. — To deviate; err; swerve; rove; roam; wander.
Stray
(Stray), v. t. To cause to stray. [Obs.] Shak.
Stray
(Stray), a. [Cf. OF. estraié, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.] Having
gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.
Stray line (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is veered from the reel to allow the chip to get
clear of the stern eddies before the glass is turned. — Stray mark (Naut.), the mark indicating the
end of the stray line.
Stray
(Stray), n.
