Webster's Dictionary 1913

10477

Striate (2)

{ Stri″ate (?), Stri″a‐ted (?), } a. [L. striatus, p. p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel.] Marked with striaæ, or fine grooves, or lines of color; show...

10478

Striation

Stri‐a″tion (?), n. 1. The quality or condition of being striated.2. A stria; as, the striations on a shell.

10479

Striatum

‖Stri‐a″tum (?), n.(Anat.) The corpus striatum.

10480

Striature

Stri″a‐ture (?), n. [L. striatura.] A stria.

10481

Strich

Strich (?), n. [Cf. L. strix, strigs, a streech owl.] (Zoöl.) An owl. Spenser.

10482

Strick

Strick, n. A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers. Knight.

10483

Stricken

Strick″en (?), p. p. & a. from Strike. 1. Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer. [See Strike, n.]2. Worn out; far gone; advanced. See Strike, v. t., 21.Abraham was old...

10484

Strickle

Stric″kle (?), n. [See Strike.] 1. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike.2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.3. (Founding) An instrument...

10485

Strickler

Stric″kler (?), n. See Strickle.

10486

Strickless

Strick″less, n. See Strickle.

10487

Strict

Strict (?), a. [Compar.Stricter (?); superl.Strictest.] [L. strictus, p. p. of stringere to draw or bind tight, to strain. See Strain, and cf. Strait, a.] 1. Strained; drawn clo...

10488

Striction

Stric″tion (?), n. [L. strictio. See Stringent.] The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.Line of striction(Geom.), the line on a skew surface that cuts each g...

10489

Strictly

Strict″ly, adv. In a strict manner; closely; precisely.

10490

Strictness

Strict″ness, n. Quality or state of being strict.

10491

Stricture

Stric″ture (?), n. [L. strictura a contraction, from stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See Strict.] 1. Strictness.A man of stricture and firm abstinence. Sha...

10492

Strictured

Stric″tured (?), a.(Med.) Affected with a stricture; as, a strictured duct.

10493

Strid

Strid (?), n. [See Stride.] A narrow passage between precipitous rocks or banks, which looks as if it might be crossed at a stride. Howitt.This striding place is called the Stri...

10494

Stride

Stride (?), v. t. [imp.Strode (?) (Obs. Strid (�)); p. p.Stridden (?) (Obs.Strid); p. pr. & vb. n.Striding.] [AS. strīdan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden, OFries. strī...

10495

Stride (2)

Stride, v. t. 1. To pass over at a step; to step over. “A debtor that not dares to stride a limit.” Shak.2. To straddle; to bestride.I mean to stride your steed. Shak.

10496

Stride (3)

Stride, n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride. Pope.God never meant that man should scale the heavensBy strides of huma...

10497

Strident

Stri″dent (?), a. [L. stridens, -entis, p. pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.] Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. “A strident voice.” Thackeray.

10498

Stridor

‖Stri″dor (?), n. [L., from stridere to make any harsh, grating, or creaking sound.] A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise. Dryden.

10499

Stridulate

Strid″u‐late (?), v. t. [See Stridulous.] To make a shrill, creaking noise; specifically (Zoöl.), to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects.

10500

Stridulation

Strid′u‐la″tion (?), n. The act of stridulating. Specifically: (Zoöl.) (a) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by...

10501

Stridulator

Strid″u‐la′tor (?), n. That which stridulates. Darwin.

10502

Stridulatory

Strid″u‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. Stridulous; able to stridulate; used in stridulating; adapted for stridulation. Darwin.

10503

Stridulous

Strid″u‐lous (?), a. [L. stridulus. See Strident.] Making a shrill, creaking sound. Sir T. Browne.The Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart. Longfellow.Stridulous laryngiti...