PERSTRINGED

Verb

perstringed

simple past tense and past participle of perstringe

Source: Wiktionary


PERSTRINGE

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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