stria.
furrow, channel; T:flute of column;
Meaning & usage
A furrow, channel, groove, hollow. The flute of a column.
A furrow, channel, groove, hollow. A fold of drapery, pleat.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Italic *strig-jā, from what looks like a cross of Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to brush, strip, shear”) and Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“to draw, tie”). Cognate to Latin striga, Latin stringō, English streak, German Striemen (“streak, stripe”), Old High German strimo, Dutch striem.
alternative form of strīga (“witch”)
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