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STRANDED, pp. 1. Run ashore. 2. Having a strand broken.
STRAND, n. 1. The shore or beach of the sea or ocean, or of a large lake, and pe...
STRAMINEOUS, a. [L., straw.] 1. Strawy; consisting of straw. 2. Chaffy; like str...
STRAMASH, v.t. To strike, beat or bang; to break; to destroy. [Local and vulgar.]
STRAM, v.i. To spread out the limbs; to sprawl. [Local and vulgar.]
STRAKE, pret. of strike. [See Strike .] STRAKE , n. 1. A streak. [Not used unles...
STRAITNESS, n. 1. Narrowness; as the straitness of a place; straitness of mind; ...
STRAITLY, adv. 1. Narrowly; closely. 2. Strictly; rigorously. [For this, strictl...
STRAITEN, v.t. 1. To make narrow. In narrow circuit, straitend by a foe. 2. To c...
STRAIT-WAISTCOAT, STRAIT-JACKET, n. An apparatus to confine the limbs of a distr...
STRAIT-LACED, a. [strait and lace.] 1. Griped with stays. We have few well-shape...
STRAIT-WAISTCOAT, STRAIT-JACKET, n. An apparatus to confine the limbs of a distr...
STRAIT-HANDEDNESS, n. Niggardliness; parsimony.
STRAIT-HANDED, a. [strait and hand.] Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. [Not much...
STRAIT, a. [See Straight .] 1. Narrow; close; not broad. Strait is the gate, and...
STRAINT, n. A violent stretching or tension. [Not in use.]