strick
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
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How to use strick in a sentence
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. KilgourPan′ic-strick′en, Pan′ic-struck, struck with a panic or sudden fear.
Pov′erty-strick′en, Pov′erty-struck, reduced to a state of poverty: in great suffering from poverty.
That a Woman upon a masculine conception advanceth her right Leg, will not be found to answer strick observation.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) | Thomas Brownestrick-kind, the child of the cord—the prisoner on trial before the Vehmic Tribunal.
Anne of Geierstein, Volume I (of 2) | Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for strick
/ (strɪk) /
textiles any bast fibres preparatory to being made into slivers
Origin of strick
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