broomstraw

She had broomstraw hair and the glassy startled eyes of an animal smoked out of its burrow.

The Gin Closet Leslie Jamison 2010

Bake about 35 minutes, until a broomstraw in the middle comes out clean.

The Hunt For "Chinese" Chews 1957 Lindy 2005

Pour the batter into the pan (s) and bake for approximately 70 minutes, or until a broomstraw poked in the middle comes out clean.

Meyer Lemon Tea Cake Lindy 2005

Pour the batter into the pan (s) and bake for approximately 70 minutes, or until a broomstraw poked in the middle comes out clean.

Toast: Lindy 2005

Mr. Wemyss's head popped out of the folds of cloak, fair hair tousled into broomstraw.

A Breath of Snow and Ashes Gabaldon, Diana 2005

She opened the stove door and lit a briar pipe with a broomstraw.

Cold Mountain Frazier, Charles, 1950- Cold Mountain 2003

Of course, the stripper turned the hairs stiff as broomstraw, so I had to cut it back a bit.

Sweetblood Pete Hautman 2003

Two women, one in a wheelbarrow, teeter on the strand like ants negotiating a broomstraw between fire and honey.

Villa Incognito Robbins, Tom 2003

Carolina, I traveled the roads, I traveled the paths – whether we were going to pick huckleberries or cut the broomstraw or take the tobacco to market, or if we were going down to the creek to fish a little bit.

Oral History Interview with Edith Warren, August 28, 2002. Interview K-0601. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 2002

She plucked the musket from Murchison's grip as though it were a broomstraw, swung it high, and smashed it down.

Drums of Autumn Gabaldon, Diana 1997