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