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impagliare

to stuff with straw

verb eem-pah-LYAH-reh Rare
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Origin: from in- + paglia (straw), from Latin palea

Also means

to thatch

Usage Note

Impagliare primarily means to stuff a dead animal with straw for taxidermy — impagliare un uccello — or to re-seat a chair with woven straw (impagliare una sedia). The two senses are both common in artisanal and domestic contexts.

Examples

"Ha imparato ad impagliare le sedie."

Natural Translation

She learned to re-seat chairs with straw.

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