umstroke en · NOUN
Etymology
From um- + stroke.
Meanings
- (obsolete) The circumference or periphery of a circle.
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(archaic) A boundary line, especially one at the outermost limit; an extreme edge.
Such towns as stand, as one may say, on tiptoes on the very umstroke, or on any part of the utmost line of a map […]
1608, Thomas Fuller, Pisgah Sight of Palestine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| umstrokes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |