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Webster 1913 Edition


Stricken

Strick′en

,
p.
p.
&
Adj.
from
Strike
.
1.
Struck; smitten; wounded;
as, the
stricken
deer
.
[See
Strike
,
Noun.
]
2.
Worn out; far gone; advanced. See
Strike
,
Verb.
T.
, 21.
Abraham was old and well
stricken
in age.
Gen. xxiv. 1.
3.
Whole; entire; – said of the hour as marked by the striking of a clock.
[Scot.]
He persevered for a
stricken
hour in such a torrent of unnecessary tattle.
Sir W. Scott.
Speeches are spoken by the
stricken
hour, day after day, week, perhaps, after week.
Bayne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stricken

STRICKEN

,
pp.
of strike.
1.
Struck; smitten; as the stricken deer. [See Strike.]
2.
Advanced; worn; far gone.
Abraham was old and well stricken in age. Genesis 24.