v. Obs. rare. Also bestryke. [f. BE- 1 + STRIKE to rub, stroke; cf. LG. bestrîken, G. bestreichen to overspread, do over:—OHG. bistrîhhan, f. bi- BE- 1 + strîhhan to stroke.] trans. To overspread, do over, anoint, smear, daub, rub over with.
1527. Andrew, Brunswyke’s Distyll. Waters, B iv b. Rounde aboute the panne ye shal lay sande and bestryke that above with claye.
1563. Hyll, Art Garden. (1593), 33. If you bestrike the lowar part of your tree with redde Oker.
