Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to say,
narrow.
Sir J. Mandeville.
Straight, a. [Compar. Straighter (?); superl. Straightest.] [OE.
strei&?;t, properly p. p. of strecchen to stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of
streccan to stretch, to extend. See Stretch.] 1. Right, in a
mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest
course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or
course; a straight piece of timber.
And the crooked shall be made straight.
Isa. xl. 4.
There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but there is only
one which is straight.
Dryden.
2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs
are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small
curve.
3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a regular
sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight
hand; a straight flush.
4. Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or
fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.