Estridge

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of ostrich. alt-of, obsolete

    "Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old French.

Synonyms

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magpiestruthio camelus

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"Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?"

Etymology

From Old French estreis (“eastern”), a nickname for someone who had migrated from the east.

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