See Also: unwrung(dictionary)

streiml (iou) and unwrung (iou)


streiml (iou)



streiml noun. . E20.
[Yiddish, from Middle High German streimel stripe, strip.]
A round broad-brimmed hat edged with fur, worn by some Hasidic Jews.

unwrung (iou)



unwrung adjective. E17.
[from UN-1 + wrung pa. pple of WRING verb.]
Not wrung. Chiefly fig. in one's withers are unwrung, one's withers remain unwrung, etc. (with allus. to Shakes.).
Shakespeare Hamlet It touches us not. Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung.