What does "stroking" mean?
Stroking: (Needlework) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.
Additional senses
- 2.pl. See Stripping, 2. Smollett.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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