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Definition of ring-straked in English:

ring-straked

Pronunciation /ˈrɪŋstreɪkt/

adjective

literary

  • Having bands of colour round the body. Also more generally: having bands of colour.

    Translations of Genesis appear to be the source from which all later usage is derived.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in The Holie Bible, conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe. From ring + straked, originally translating biblical Hebrew ʿāqōd striped, streaked (Genesis 30–31, only in the story of Jacob's deception of Laban).