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strick
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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:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
strik
bundle of hemp or flax, stick for leveling heaping measures;
compare
strickle
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strick
(strɪk)
—
n
textiles
any bast fibres preparatory to being made into slivers
[C15
stric,
perhaps of Low German origin; compare Middle Dutch
stric,
Middle Low German
strik
rope]
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