strick
[strik]
/strɪk/
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
British Dictionary definitions for
strick
strick
/
strɪk
/
noun
1.
(
textiles
) any bast fibres preparatory to being made into slivers
Word Origin
C15
stric,
perhaps of Low German origin; compare Middle Dutch
stric,
Middle Low German
strik
rope
Word Origin and History for
strick
n.
"bundle of broken hemp, etc.," c.1400, from root of
strike
(v.). Also as a verb (c.1400).