Perstringe

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perstringe \Per*stringe"\, v. t. [L. perstringere; per +
     stringere to bind up, to touch upon.]
     1. To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]
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     2. To criticise; to touch upon. [R.] --Evelyn.


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