Associations to the word «Striate»

Wiktionary

STRIATE, verb. (transitive) To mark something with striations.
STRIATE, adjective. Striated.

Dictionary definition

STRIATE, verb. Mark with striae or striations.
STRIATE, adjective. Marked with stria or striations.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats