[A prep.1 + STRAIN.] On the strain, straining.
1856. Mrs. Browning, Aur. Leigh, VI. 328. Eyes … with conscious lids astrain In recognition.
1870. Morris, Earthly Par., II. III. 164. A-strain, All gifts of that sweet time to gain.
[A prep.1 + STRAIN.] On the strain, straining.
1856. Mrs. Browning, Aur. Leigh, VI. 328. Eyes … with conscious lids astrain In recognition.
1870. Morris, Earthly Par., II. III. 164. A-strain, All gifts of that sweet time to gain.
