Crossword clues for striate
striate
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Striate \Stri"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Striated; p. pr. & vb. n. Striating.] [See Striate,
] To mark with stria[ae]. ``Striated longitudinally.''
--Owen.
Striate \Stri"ate\, Striated \Stri"a*ted\, a. [L. striatus, p. p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel.] Marked with stria[ae], or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal; striated muscular fiber.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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.
Wiktionary
striated. v
(context transitive English) To mark something with striations.
WordNet
v. mark with striae or striations
adj. marked with stria or striations
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "striate".
It is from 1 to 2 inches broad, fleshy, tough, convex, then plane, somewhat umbonate, even, smooth, slightly striate at margin when moist.
Garth remained behind with Aurin Striate and Triss, apparently untroubled that he was not going with her, comfortable with their separation even knowing Wren was clearly not.
So do a few of the others who have stood beside me for so many yearsAurin Striate, for one.
Aurin Striate looked as gaunt and faded now as he had in the shadows and darkness of the lava fields without, his angular body loose and disjointed as he moved, nothing working quite as it should.
She was about to ask Aurin Striate if it was so when she realized what he had just said.
Aurin Striate answered, second in command only to Barsimmon Oridio and anxious to succeed him.
Aurin Striate first, Triss, Gavilan, Eton Shart, and Barsimmon Oridio after a brief hesitation and with obvious misgiving.
Aurin Striate by the door leading down into the tunnels and moved over to stand beside him.
Aurin Striate in the lead, pulling open the doorway that led down into the tunnels, pausing at the entry to look back at the queen.
They proceeded in single file, strung out behind Aurin Striate as he worked to find a line of solid footing through the mire.
She remembered how Ellenroh had cried in her arms when Aurin Striate was gone, like a little girl again, unashamed of her grief, mourning someone who had been much more than a faithful retainer of the throne, more than a lifetime companion, and more than just a friend.
Aurin Striate and the queen were both gonethe two they could least afford to lose.
Our specimen was 5 inches broad, and the margin slightly striate, and when the cuticle was removed it was purplish underneath.
Astonishingly, the woman hung onto the railing by one scarred leg, a knotted cord of striated muscle.
Soot-stained areas told where fire had been used, presumably in efforts to weaken the metal, and striated patches showed signs of acid-etchingall to no avail.