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restrike en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English strike English restrike From re- + strike.

Meanings

1. The striking again of a key, for example on a piano.
2. A coin newly struck from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
3. The reignition of the arc in an arc lamp.
4. A new print struck from an old negative.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
restrikes	Number=Plur		lexicographic

restrike en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English strike English restrike From re- + strike.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To strike again.
   • She heard her father stumbling against an armchair, then the sound of a match struck and restruck lightly against a box. 1928, Julien Green, The Closed Garden, page 62:
2. To strike a coin from old dies after the original minting of that coin had ceased.
3. To reignite the arc in an arc lamp.
4. To strike a new print from an old negative.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
restricken	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
restriking	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
restrikes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
restruck	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
restruck	Tense=Past		lexicographic