Streak — Defs

01 v. t. To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.

1.
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

02 n. A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein.

1.
A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein.
“What mean those colored streaks in heaven?” — Milton.
2.
A strake.(Shipbuilding)
3.
The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.(Min.)
4.
The rung or round of a ladder.[Obs.]

03 v. t. To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors.

imp. & p. p. Streaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Streaking

1.
To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors.
“A mule . . . streaked and dappled with white and black.” — Sandys.

“Now streaked and glowing with the morning red.” — Prior.
2.
With it as an object: To run swiftly.[Colloq.]