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1. strāde n.

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?A skirmish; ?a pathway in a battlefield [cp. stret(e n.(3) 2.(a) quots. a1225(?a1200), 1st & last]. …

2. streit adj.

242 quotations in 10 senses
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(a) Of sewing, a binding, bond, etc.: tight, tightly pulled or bound; (b) of a garment, ring, clothing, etc.: tight-fitting; streit clothed (gloved), wearing tight-fitting clothing (gloves); streit……

3. strẹ̄t(e n.(2)

174 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A road leading from one city or town to another, an open road; also, a path or way through a field, forest, etc.; heigh stret, a main road, highway [OE hēah-strǣt; see also ME heigh adj. 2b.(e)]……

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