Strut

strut, v.t. to walk in a pompous manner to walk with affected dignity '.—pr.p. strutting pa.t. and pa.p. strutt'ed. proud step or walk affectation of dignity in walking. (Allied to Ger. strotzen, to he swollen or puffed up, Low Ger. strut sticking out Strychnia, sirik'm-a, Strychnine, stnk'mn, n. a poisonous alkaloid obtained from ihe seeds of nux vomica. (L. strychnus Gr. strychnos, a kind of nightshade