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streak 1, noun(dictionary)
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streak(2) (iou) and nova (iou)


streak(2) (iou)



streak verb1 trans. [stri:k] obsolete exc. dial. LME.
[Perh. from Old Norse striuka stroke, rub, wipe. Cf. STRIKE verb, STROKE verb1.]
Stroke; rub; clean or smooth by rubbing. Also, rub or smear with. LME.
Make level, flat, or even; lay evenly. LME.
? Recorded earlier in ME as a surname.

nova (iou)



nova noun. , novas. L17.
[Latin, fem. sing. of novus new.]
A thick ring or roll of tobacco. rare. Only in L17.
Astronomy. Orig., a new star or nebula. Now spec. a star whose brightness suddenly increases by several magnitudes, with violent ejection of gaseous material, and then decreases more or less gradually. Formerly also, a supernova. L19.