strig

English

Etymology

Origin obscure.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɹɪɡ/

Noun

strig (plural strigs)

  1. (botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.
  2. The tang of a sword-blade.
  3. (Britain dialectal) The string of a button.

Verb

strig (third-person singular simple present strigs, present participle strigging, simple past and past participle strigged)

  1. To strip the pedical from a plant.

Anagrams

Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *strigō, from Latin strix. Compare (Daco-)Romanian striga, strig.

Verb

strig

  1. I yell.
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