strick

strick — noun

1. a bundle of plant fibres that have been combed straight and are ready for spinni

1.名詞C2
釋義

a bundle of plant fibres that have been combed straight and are ready for spinning — the main types used are hemp, flax, and jute.

例句

Rania untied the strick of flax and fed the fibres onto the spinning wheel.

strick of flax — material-specific collocation

The mill manager checked each strick of jute before sending it to the weaving room.

同義詞
  • bundle

    general term; lacks the specificity of combed spinning fibres

  • hank

    usually refers to a coiled length of yarn, not unspun fibres

文法句型

strick of [flax/jute/hemp/fibres]

用法筆記

A technical term used mainly in the textile and fibre-processing industries. The material — flax, jute, or hemp — is almost always named after 'of' (a strick of flax). Outside of industrial or artisanal spinning contexts, the word is very rare.

常見錯誤

❌a strick of wool
✅a strick of flax, jute, or hemp
💡strick only refers to combed plant fibres, not animal fibres like wool.
❌a strick of hay
✅a bundle of hay
💡strick is specific to fibres prepared for spinning, not general agricultural bundles.