Category:Stroking

Strok"ing, n.

1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a Stroke. I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away ten thousand tears. Milton.

2. (needlework)

Defn: the act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.

3. pl.

Defn: see stripping, 2. Smollett.