jan 1, 1588 - striking
Description:
A regional word for a kind of coarse linen, a variant of ‘straiken’ which has been recorded in Scotland and north-east England. 1535 <i>vij lynyn schetys, ij strykyns</i>, Mappleton (SS26/12); 1536 <i>ij payre of sheites of strykynges</i>, Killingwoldgraves (SS106/53); 1558 <i>to my sister ... two paire of strikings,</i> Beverley (Crossley168); 1588 <i>3 peire of harden sheetes one paire of strikinges</i>, South Cave (Kaner150).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1588
Now
~ 437 years ago