strange a EDD ~ adj 1 for sense 1; OED 13 b to make strange obs (1456-1727) for sense 2.
1 Reserved, shy.
C 70-13 That baby is very strange (easily upset by strangers). P 157-73 ~ shy, slow to make friends.
2 Phr make strange: to behave in a distant, shy manner; usu in the negative.
1937 DEVINE 33 ~ To be afraid or timid. 'Don't make strange,' said to a guest sitting down to eat.
3 Comb strange shake-hands: a meeting with an unfamiliar person.
C 71-126 If your left hand itches this means that you are going to have a 'strange shake-hands,' in other words meet some stranger.
