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Traditional English :: strigil
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strig.html - n. 1 Gk & Rom. Antiq. a skin-scraper used by bathers after exercise. 2 a structure on the leg of an insect used to clean its antennae etc. [L strigilis f. stringere graze] |
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Traditional English :: strigose
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strig.html - adj. 1 (of leaves etc.) having short stiff hairs or scales. 2 (of an insect etc.) streaked, striped, or ridged. [L striga swath, furrow] |
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English Idioms :: stride
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strig.html - See: HIT ONE'S STRIDE, TAKE IN STRIDE. |
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English Idioms :: strike
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strig.html - See: CALLED STRIKE, HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE. |
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English Idioms :: strike a bargain
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strig.html - {v. phr.} To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. * /After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain./ |
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English Idioms :: strike a happy medium
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strig.html - {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green./ * /Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium./ |
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