stricks / strix [stɪks]
stricks – n. & v. – n. pl. of strick – 1. bundles of fibers such as flax, hemp, silk; 2. both the measure and measuring vessels for corn, coal etc.; v. 3rd pers. pres. sing. of strick – 1. heckles flax etc.; 2. levels with the brim of a measure
strix – n. – 1. a fluting of a column; 2. various genera of owls especially of the family strigidae, or the genus strix