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PERSTRINGE
Etymology
Verb
perstringe (third-person singular simple present perstringes, present participle perstringing, simple past and past participle perstringed)
(now archaic or literary) To censure; criticize.
Source: Wiktionary
Per*stringe", v. t. Etym: [L. perstringere; per + stringere to bind up, to touch upon.]
1. To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
2. To criticise; to touch upon. [R.] Evelyn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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