Meanings
estridge1
plural estridges
- obsoleteObsolete form of ostrich.
Could a Taff'ta ſcarf, a long Eſtridge vvhing, / A ſtiffe Iron Doublet, and a Brazeel Pole / Tempt thee from Cambrick ſheets, fine active Thighs, / From Caudles vvhere the precious Amber ſvvims?
1634 (first performance), William D’avenant [i.e., William Davenant], The Wits: A Comedie; […], published 1636; republished in Two Excellent Plays: […], London: […] G. Bedel, and T[homas] Collins, […], 1665, →OCLC, Act I, page 1
Estridge2
Origin
- Old Frenchestreis“eastern”
- EnglishEstridge
From Old French estreis (“eastern”), a nickname for someone who had migrated from the east.
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