Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of hay.

Etymologies

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hay +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Tune's hair was in his face; it had a clean, almost haylike smell.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • Tune's hair was in his face; it had a clean, almost haylike smell.

    Split Infinity Anthony, Piers 1980

  • Menzi thrust the ember into the haylike fibres and blew.

    Smith and the Pharaohs, and other Tales Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • Domaine Chandon Etoile Brut: Most tasters found this Sonoma-Napa sparkler too sour and funky, with a haylike nose and a yeasty flavor accented with a touch of sweet oak.

    chicagotribune.com - 2009

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