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- striate (v.)



[striate 词源字典] - 1670s, from special modern use of Latin striatus, past participle of striare "to groove, to flute," from Latin stria "furrow, channel, flute of a column" (in Modern Latin "strip, streak"), from PIE root *streig- "to stroke, rub, press" (see strigil). Related: Striated (1640s); striating.[striate etymology, striate origin, 英语词源]