Tsuwm's word of the day today was streel. It's a "chiefly Irish" word that means "untidy slovenly person, esp. a woman." However, one of Tsuwm's quotes was:

quote:

"In the little gravelled square where the Grays
lived the cherry trees were shivering in the wind
and sinuous streels of cherry blossom were rolling
along the pavements like so many pale-pink feather
boas."
- John Banville, Ancient Light (2012)

Have you ever seen it used that way? In introducing the quote, tsuwm says "also figurative."

I've never seen it used in any way. I is ignerunt.

I've never heard of the word either.

Interestingly, Webster's 1913 Dictionary gives a different meaning - as a verb:

quote:

[Cf. Stroll.] To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly, swaying in a kind of zigzag motion. [Colloq.] Thackeray.

That might have some influence on the figurative use quoted by Tsuwm.

Interesting, arnie. I bet you are right.

Perhaps when Superman was in his cups he became the Man of Streel?