Dictionnaire de l'Académie française . 1964.
estreindre — Estreindre, Arcere, Arctare, Stringere, Astringere, Constringere, Interstringere, Contendere, Perligare. Estreindre et reserrer le ventre, Aluum sistere vel supprimere. Estreint et serré, Arctus, Astrictus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
étreindre — [ etrɛ̃dr ] v. tr. <conjug. : 52> • estreindre XIIe; lat. stringere « serrer » 1 ♦ Entourer avec les membres, avec le corps, en serrant étroitement. ⇒ embrasser, enlacer, prendre, presser, retenir, saisir, serrer, tenir. Lutteur qui étreint … Encyclopédie Universelle
Strain — Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E. strike … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Strained — Strain Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Straining — Strain Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To strain a point — Strain Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To strain courtesy — Strain Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strain — I. noun Etymology: Middle English streen progeny, lineage, from Old English strēon gain, acquisition; akin to Old High German gistriuni gain, Latin struere to heap up more at strew Date: 13th century 1. a. lineage, ancestry b. a group of presumed … New Collegiate Dictionary
strain — strain1 strainingly, adv. strainless, adj. strainlessly, adv. /strayn/, v.t. 1. to draw tight or taut, esp. to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope. 2. to exert to the utmost: to strain one s ears to catch a sound. 3. to… … Universalium
membrane — (man bra n ) s. f. 1° Terme d anatomie. Nom donné, en général, à tous les tissus aplatis en forme de lames ou de toiles, qui servent soit à embrasser et contenir certains organes, soit à sécréter certains fluides. Membranes muqueuses. Membranes … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
