rare–0. [a. F. strasse, in Cotgr. estrace, estrasse, ‘raw silk thats so ruffled, or tangled, as it cannot be wound’ ad. It. straccio.] (See quot.)
[1858. Simmonds, Dict. Trade, Strasse (French), the waste or refuse of silk in working it up into skeins.]
1875. Knight, Dict. Mech., Strass … 2 (Silk.) The refuse of silk in the process of working into skeins.
