資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Stroke \Stroke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strokeed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Strokeing}.] [OE. stroken, straken, AS. str[=a]cian, fr.
   str[=i]can to go over, pass. See {Strike}, v. t., and cf.
   {Straggle}.]
   1. To strike. [Obs.]

            Ye mote with the plat sword again Stroken him in the
            wound, and it will close.             --Chaucer.

   2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the
      hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or
      tenderness; to caress; to soothe.

            He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind, He
            stroked her cheeks.                   --Dryden.

   3. To make smooth by rubbing. --Longfellow.

   4. (Masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.

   5. To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.