Definitions
mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Word origin
From Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line”). Related to North Frisian strijck, Old Saxon striki, Middle Low German streke, Low German streek, Danish streg, Swedish streck, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk strek, Icelandic stryk, strykr, Dutch streek, Afrikaans streek, Old High German strih, German Strich, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (striks).
Used in a sentence
“'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.”
“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”
“I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Continuous run”6 letters
02“Unbroken run”6 letters
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