strĭa, ae, f.,
a furrow , channel , hollow : quā aratrum vomere striam facit, sulcus vocatur, Varr. R. R. 1, 29, 3; the flute of a column, Vitr. 3, 4, 14; 4, 1, 7 al.; 4, 1 med. ; 4, 4 med. ; Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 92.
·noun A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like. II. Stria ·noun A minute groo...
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