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Straw / ˈ s t r ɔː / is a colour, a tone of pale yellow, the colour of straw. The Latin word stramineus , with the same meaning, is often used in describing nature. The first recorded use of straw as a colour name in English was in 1589.
Flax or flaxen is a pale yellowish-gray, the color of straw or unspun dressed flax.The first recorded use of flax as a color name in English was in 1915, [2] but "flaxen" had been used to describe hair color in David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens in 1849: Mr. Omer's granddaughter, Minnie, is described as "a pretty little girl with long, flaxen, curling hair."
Differentially tempered steel. The various colors produced indicate the temperature the steel was heated to. Light straw indicates 204 °C (399 °F) and light blue indicates 337 °C (639 °F). [1] [2] Tempering is a process of heat treating, which is used to increase the toughness of iron-based alloys.
Straw is an agricultural byproduct consisting of the dry stalks of cereal plants after the grain and chaff have been removed. It makes up about half of the yield by weight of cereal crops such as barley , oats , rice , rye and wheat .
The rich berry color is a metallic shade of dark pink with an iridescent shine. Even the lid and straw are berry-tinted! This colorway is only available on the Quencher tumbler in 20-, 30-, and 40 ...
Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish–crimson color. On color wheels of the RGB and CMY color models, it is located midway between red and blue, opposite green. Complements of magenta are evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 500–530 nm.
Straw patchwork art is a Chinese folk art that dates back to the Han dynasty (250—230 CE) and developed during Sui dynasty of 581—618 CE. [1] In China, it is a unique form of art from the Han Chinese. [2] In ancient China, wheat was perceived as sacred; the wheat-straw patchwork were rare and were therefore only sent to the royal court as ...
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