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Webster 1913 Edition


Perstringe

Per-stringe′

,
Verb.
T.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Perstringe

PERSTRINGE

,
Verb.
T.
perstrinj'. [L. perstringo; per and stringo, to graze or brush.] To graze; to glance on.