† streicheadj.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
Stiff, affected.
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streiche?a1513
fustian1523
nipping1568
fashionative1584
affected1598
affectate1599
affecting1600
snufflinga1640
whalebone1801
stiltish1824
stilty1845
posturing1851
greenery-yallery1881
mee-mawing1886
meemaw1898
faisandé1912
twee1956
nerdy1960
pseud1962
pseudo1964
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 123 And be I ornat in my speiche, Than Towsy sayis I am sa streiche [v.r. screiche; a1568 Maitl. F. striche], I speik not lyk thair hous menȝie.
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