Definition of Stret
Street (strēt), n. [OE.
strete, AS. str&aemacr;t, fr. L. strata (sc.
via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere,
stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew,
and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. &
a.] Originally, a paved way or road; a public
highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered
by dwellings or business houses.
He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street
unto the field. Coverdale.
At home or through the high street
passing. Milton.
&fist; In an extended sense, street designates besides the
roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border the
thoroughfare.
His deserted mansion in Duke
Street. Macaulay.
The street (Broker's Cant), that
thoroughfare of a city where the leading bankers and brokers do
business; also, figuratively, those who do business there; as, the
street would not take the bonds. -- Street
Arab, Street broker, etc. See under
Arab, Broker, etc. -- Street
door, a door which opens upon a street, or is nearest
the street.
Syn. -- See Way.
Street (strēt), n. [OE.
strete, AS. str&aemacr;t, fr. L. strata (sc.
via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere,
stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew,
and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. &
a.] Originally, a paved way or road; a public
highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered
by dwellings or business houses.
He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street
unto the field. Coverdale.
At home or through the high street
passing. Milton.
&fist; In an extended sense, street designates besides the
roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border the
thoroughfare.
His deserted mansion in Duke
Street. Macaulay.
The street (Broker's Cant), that
thoroughfare of a city where the leading bankers and brokers do
business; also, figuratively, those who do business there; as, the
street would not take the bonds. -- Street
Arab, Street broker, etc. See under
Arab, Broker, etc. -- Street
door, a door which opens upon a street, or is nearest
the street.
Syn. -- See Way.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
- A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
- The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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