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* ''Identification of Textile Materials'', The Textile Institute, Manchester, England, 1985 | * ''Identification of Textile Materials'', The Textile Institute, Manchester, England, 1985 | ||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 4 June 2022
Description
1) A discoloration, mark or smear on a substrate.
2) In mineralogy, a streak test used to characterize minerals by their color. A stone is rubbed on an unglazed porcelain plate and the color of the residual powder or streak is observed. For example, a rock containing hematite may appear black but will always produce a red streak.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Strich (Deut.); strie (Fr.);
Resources and Citations
- Identification of Textile Materials, The Textile Institute, Manchester, England, 1985
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998