strick

[ strik ]

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

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

Origin of strick

1
1375–1425; late Middle English strik bundle of hemp or flax, stick for leveling heaping measures; cf. strickle

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strick

/ (strɪk) /


noun
  1. textiles any bast fibres preparatory to being made into slivers

Origin of strick

1
C15 stric, perhaps of Low German origin; compare Middle Dutch stric, Middle Low German strik rope

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