Stria
Pronunciation : Stri"a
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., a furrow, channel, hollow.]
Definition : 1. A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as, the stri?, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier passing over it; the stri? on the surface of a shell; a stria of nervous matter in the brain.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, or the like. Oxf. Gloss.
pl. Stri
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913