a. [ Pref. be- + straught; prob. here used for distraught. ] Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. & a. [ OE. distract, distrauht. See Distract, a. ]
As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls
Which are the most distraught and full of pain. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Distracted. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. & a. [ Pref. for- + straught; cf. distraught. ] Distracted. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
obs. imp. & p. p. of Stretch. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To stretch; to make straight.