strick

[ strik ]

/ strɪk /

noun

a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.

any of the pieces cut from a layer of carded and combed silk.

Origin of strick

1375–1425; late Middle English strik bundle of hemp or flax, stick for leveling heaping measures; cf. strickle

Words nearby strick

striated muscle, striate vein, striation, striatonigral, striatum, strick, stricken, Strickland, strickle, strict, striction

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Example sentences from the Web for strick

Strick was an eager lover, quick to jealousy—Glasson was uncommunicative even to Vashti, and careless of her opinions.
Beggars on Horseback|F. Tennyson Jesse
These two parts are severed when it is desired to utilize only the best part of the strick.
The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth|T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour
I said the "strick" would keep, and I had climbed hill enough for one night.
Roughing It|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Won′derous (same as Wondrous); Won′der-struck, -strick′en, struck with wonder or astonishment.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

I'll never have the man who's wanting the strick of carle hemp in the making of him!'
Two Penniless Princesses|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for strick

strick

/ (strɪk) /

noun

textiles any bast fibres preparatory to being made into slivers

Word Origin for strick

C15 stric, perhaps of Low German origin; compare Middle Dutch stric, Middle Low German strik rope

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单词	strick
释义	strick [ strik ] / strɪk / noun a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form. any of the pieces cut from a layer of carded and combed silk. Origin of strick 1375–1425; late Middle English strik bundle of hemp or flax, stick for leveling heaping measures; cf. strickle Words nearby strick striated muscle, striate vein, striation, striatonigral, striatum, strick, stricken, Strickland, strickle, strict, striction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strick Strick was an eager lover, quick to jealousy—Glasson was uncommunicative even to Vashti, and careless of her opinions. Beggars on Horseback\|F. Tennyson Jesse These two parts are severed when it is desired to utilize only the best part of the strick. The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth\|T. Woodhouse and P. Kilgour I said the "strick" would keep, and I had climbed hill enough for one night. Roughing It\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) Won′derous (same as Wondrous); Won′der-struck, -strick′en, struck with wonder or astonishment. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various I'll never have the man who's wanting the strick of carle hemp in the making of him!' Two Penniless Princesses\|Charlotte M. Yonge British Dictionary definitions for strick strick / (strɪk) / noun textiles any bast fibres preparatory to being made into slivers Word Origin for strick C15 stric, perhaps of Low German origin; compare Middle Dutch stric, Middle Low German strik rope Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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