Stalls.
Stall, stawl,n.a place where a horse or other animal stands and is fed: a division of a stable for a single animal: a stable: a bench or table on which articles are exposed for sale: one of the seats in churches reserved for the clergy and choir, usually lining the choir or chancel on both sides, also an office entitling one to such a seat, or its stipend: a reserved seat in a theatre, usually one of those in the front division of the parquet—orchestra stalls.—v.t.to put or keep in a stall.—v.i.to inhabit.—n.Stall′age, liberty of erecting stalls in a fair or market: rent paid for this liberty.—adj.Stalled, kept or fed in a stall, fatted.—v.t.Stall′-feed, to feed and fatten in a stall or stable.—ns.Stall′ing(Tenn.) stabling;Stall′inger(prov.), a keeper of a stall;Stall′man, one who keeps a stall for the sale of any article;Stall′-reader, one who stands and reads books at a bookstall. [A.S.steal; Ice.stallr, Ger.stall.]
Stallion, stal′yun,n.an uncastrated male horse, esp. one kept for breeding. [O. Fr.estalon(Fr.étalon)—Late L.equus ad stallum, a horse at stall.]
Stalwart, stawl′wart,adj.stout, strong, sturdy: determined in one's partisanship.—n.a resolute person.—(arch.)Stal′worth.—adv.Stal′wartly.—n.Stal′wartness—(arch.)Stal′worthiness. [M. E.stalworth—A.S.stæl-wyrthe, serviceable. Prob.stathol,foundation,weorth, good, worth.]
Stam, stam,v.t.(prov.) to confound.—n.confusion.
Stamens.
Stamen, stā′men,n.one of the male organs of a flower which produce the pollen:—pl.Stā′mens.—adj.Stā′mened, having stamens.—n.Stam′ina(prop.pl.), the principal strength of anything: the firm part of a body which supports the whole.—adjs.Stam′inal,Stamin′ēous, consisting of or possessing stamens: pertaining to, or attached to, the stamen: apetalous, as certain flowers;Stam′inate,-d, having or producing stamens;Staminif′erous,Staminig′erous, bearing or having stamens.—ns.Stam′inode,Staminō′dium, an abortive stamen;Stam′inody, a condition of flowers in which sepals, pistils, &c. are metamorphosed into stamens. [L.stamen(pl.stamina)—stāre, to stand.]
Stammel, stam′el,n.a kind of woollen cloth, dull red in colour: red colour.—adj.made of stammel, or like it in colour. [Earlierstamin—O. Fr.estamine—Low L.stamina—L.stamineus,stamen, a thread.]
Stammel, stam′el,n.(prov.) a stumbling horse: a bouncing girl.
Stammer, stam′ėr,v.i.to halt in one's speech, the result of failure in co-ordinate action of certain muscles and their appropriate nerves: to falter in speaking: to stutter.—v.t.to utter with hesitation.—n.hesitation in speech: defective utterance.—ns.Stamm′erer;Stamm′ering.—adv.Stamm′eringly. [A.S.stamor; Dut.stameren.]
Stamnos, stam′nos,n.an ancient Greek short-necked, two-handled wine-vase. [Gr.]
Stamp, stamp,v.t.to strike with the sole of the foot, by thrusting it down: to impress with some mark or figure: to imprint: to fix deeply: to coin: to form: to pound, bray, crush, bruise.—v.i.to step or plant the foot firmly down.—n.the act of stamping: the mark made by pressing something on a soft body: an instrument for making impressions on other bodies: that which is stamped: an official mark put on things chargeable with duty, as proof that the duty is paid: an instrument for cutting materials into a certain shape by a downward pressure: cast, form, character: distinguishing mark, imprint, sign, evidence: a species of heavy pestle, raised by water or steam power, for crushing and pulverising ores: (pl.) stamp-duties: (slang) money, esp. paper money.—ns.Stamp′-act, an act for regulating stamp-duties;Stamp′-collect′or, an officer who collects stamp-duties: one who makes a collection of postage or other stamps;Stamp′-dū′ty, a tax imposed on the paper on which legal documents are written;Stamp′er;Stamp′ing;Stamp′ing-machine′, a machine used for stamping coins, in the stamping of brass-work, or in crushing metallic ores;Stamp′-,Stamp′ing-mill, a crushing-mill for ores;Stamp′-note, a certificate from a custom-house officer for goods to be loaded as freight of a ship;Stamp′-off′ice, an office where stamp-duties are received and stamps issued.—Stamp out, to extinguish, extirpate. [A.S.stempan; Ger.stampfen.]
Stampede, stam-pēd′,n.a sudden fright seizing a herd of horses or other cattle, causing them to run: flight, or any sudden confused movement of a multitude, caused by panic.—v.i.to scamper off in panic. [Sp.estampido, a crash—estampar, to stamp.]
Stance, stans,n.(Scot.) a station, site, stand.
Stanch, stänsh,v.t.to stop the flowing of, as blood: to quench, allay.—v.i.(B.) to cease to flow.—adj.constant: trusty: zealous: sound, strong, firm.—n.Stanch′er.—adj.Stanch′less(Shak.), that cannot be stanched or stopped.—adv.Stanch′ly.—n.Stanch′ness. [O. Fr.estancher(Fr.étancher)—Low L.stancāre, to stanch—L.stagnāre, to be or make stagnant.]
Stanch, stänsh,adj.Same asStaunch.
Stanchion, stan′shun,n.an upright iron bar of a window or screen: (naut.) an upright beam used as a support.—v.t.to fasten by means of or to a stanchion.—A Scotch form isStan′chel. [O. Fr.estançon—estancer, to stop,estance—Low L.stantia—L.stāre, to stand.]
Stand, stand,v.i.to cease to move: to be stationary: to occupy a certain position: to stagnate: to be at rest: to be fixed in an upright position, to be erect, to be on the feet—as opposed tosit,lie,kneel, &c.: to become or remain erect: to have a position or rank: to be in a particular state, to be with relation to something else: to maintain an attitude: to be fixed or firm: to keep one's ground: to remain unimpaired: to endure, to be consistent: to consist: to depend or be supported: to offer one's self as a candidate: to have a certain direction: to hold a course at sea.—v.t.to endure: to sustain: to suffer: to abide by: to be at the expense of, to offer and pay for:—pa.t.andpa.p.stood.—ns.Stand′er;Stand′er-by(Shak.), a spectator;Stand′er-up, one who stands up or who takes a side.—adj.Stand′ing, established: settled: permanent: fixed: stagnant: being erect.—n.continuance: existence: place to stand in: position in society: a right or capacity to sue or maintain an action.—n.Stand′ing-ground, a place on which to stand, any basis or principle on which one rests.—n.pl.Stand′ing-or′ders, the name given to permanent regulations made by either House of Parliament for the conduct of its proceedings, and enduring from parliament to parliament unless rescinded.—ns.Stand′ing-pool(Shak.), a pool of stagnant water;Stand′ing-rig′ging, the ropes in a ship that remain fixed;Stand′ing-room, place in which to stand.—n.pl.Stand′ing-stones, monoliths of unhewn stone, erected singly or in groups.—n.Stand′ish, a standing dish for pen and ink.—adj.Stand′-off, holding others off, reserved—alsoStand′-off′ish.—ns.Stand′-off′ishness, a distant, reserved, and haughty manner;Stand′-pipe, a vertical pipe at a reservoir, into which the water is pumped up so as to give it a head: a small pipe inserted into an opening in a water-main: a pipe permitting expansion, as of hot water: a pipe sufficiently high for its contents to be forced into a boiler against the steam-pressure;Stand′-point, a station or position from which objects are viewed: a basis or fundamental principle according to which things are compared and judged;Stand′still, a standing without moving forward: a stop.—adj.Stand′-up, standing erect: done standing, noting a fair boxing-match.—Stand against, to resist;Stand by, to support;Stand fast, to be unmoved;Stand fire, to remain steady under the fire of an enemy—also figuratively;Stand for, to be a candidate for: (naut.) to direct the course towards;Stand from, to direct the course from;Stand in, to cost;Stand in with, to have a secret understanding with, as policemen with publicans;Stand low(print.), to fall short of the standard height;Stand off, to keep at a distance: to direct the course from: (Shak.) to forbear compliance or intimacy;Stand off and on, to sail away from shore and then towards it;Stand on, to continue on the same tack or course: (Shak.) to be satisfied or convinced of;Stand one's ground, to maintain one's position;Stand out, to project, to be prominent: not to comply, to refuse to yield;Stand to, to agree to, adhere to, abide by, maintain;Stand together, to agree, to be consistent with;Stand trial, not to give up without trial;Stand under(Shak.), to undergo, to sustain;Stand up, to rise from a sitting posture;Stand up for, to support or attempt to defend;Stand upon(B.), to attack;Stand up to, to meet face to face, to fulfil manfully;Stand up with, to dance with as a partner;Stand with, to be consistent. [A.S.standan; Goth.standan, Ger.stehen; cf. Gr.histanai, to place, L.stāre, to stand.]
Stand, stand,n.a place where one stands or remains for any purpose: a place beyond which one does not go, the highest or ultimate point: an erection for spectators at races, &c.: the place of a witness in court: something on which anything rests, a frame for glasses, &c.: a stop, obstruction, rest, quiescence: a state of cessation from action, motion, or business: a state of perplexity or hesitation: a difficulty, resistance.—Be at a stand, to stop on account of doubt or difficulty: to hesitate, to be perplexed;Make a stand, to halt and offer resistance;Put to a stand, to stop, arrest.
Standard, stand′ard,n.that which stands or is fixed, as a rule: the upright post of a truss: that which is established as a rule or model: a grade of classification in English elementary schools: a staff with a flag: an ensign of war: one of the two flags of a heavy cavalry regiment: (hort.) a standing shrub or tree, not supported by a wall.—adj.according to some standard: legal: usual: having a fixed or permanent value.—n.Stand′ard-bear′er, the soldier or junior officer who carries the colours: the spokesman or representative of a movement. [O. Fr.estandart—Old High Ger.standan, to stand, with suff.-art.]
Stang, stang,n.a wooden bar, a pole.—Riding the stang, a popular manner of punishing an unpopular man by carrying him astride of a stang. [A.S.stæng, a pole; Dut.stang.]
Stang, stang,v.i.(prov.) to throb with pain—also a Scotch form ofsting.
Stanhope, stan′hōp,n.a light open one-seated carriage without a top, formerly with two wheels, now usually with four.
Staniel, stan′yel,n.the kestrel or windhover.—AlsoStan′nel,Stan′yel. [A.S.stángella.]
Stank, stangk,pa.t.of stink.
Stank, stangk,n.(Scot.) a ditch, a pool, a tank. [O. Fr.estang, a pond—L.stagnum, a stagnant pool.]
Stannary, stan′ar-i,adj.of or relating to tin mines or works.—n.a tin-mine.—n.Stann′ate, a salt formed with stannic acid and a base.—adjs.Stann′ic, pertaining to, or procured from, tin;Stannif′erous, producing or containing tin.—n.Stann′ine, a mineral of a grayish-black colour, consisting chiefly of sulphur, tin, copper, and iron.—adj.Stann′ous, containing tin.—Stannary courts, courts in Cornwall for the tin-miners. [L.stannum, tin.]
Stanza, stan′za,n.a series of lines or verses connected with and adjusted to each other in a fixed order of sequence as regards length and metrical form: a division of a poem containing every variation of measure in the poem.—adj.Stanzā′ic. [It.stanza, a stop—Low L.stantia—L.stāre, stand.]
Stapelia, sta-pē′li-a,n.a genus of showy fleshy African plants of the milkweed family. [From J. B. vanStapel.]
Stapes, stā′pēz,n.the inmost of the three auditory ossicles, situated in the tympanum.—adjs.Stapē′dial, stirrup-shaped: pertaining to the stapes;Stapedif′erous, having a stapes.—n.Stapē′dius, a stapedial muscle. [Low L.stapes, a stirrup—Old High Ger.stapf, a step.]
Staphyline, staf′i-lin,adj.of the form of a bunch of grapes.—ns.Staph′yle, the uvula;Staphylō′ma,Staphylō′sis, a protrusion of any of the coats of the eye.—adjs.Staphylomat′ic;Staphylō′matous.—ns.Staph′yloplasty, the operation for replacing the soft palate;Staphylor′aphy, the operation of uniting a cleft palate;Staphylot′omy, the amputation of the uvula. [Gr.staphylē, a bunch of grapes, the uvula.]
Staple, stā′pl,n.a settled mart or market: the principal production or industry of a district or country: the principal element: the thread of textile fabrics: unmanufactured material.—adj.established in commerce: regularly produced for market.—n.Stā′pler, a dealer. [O. Fr.estaple—Low Ger.stapel, a heap.]
Staple, stā′pl,n.a loop of iron, &c., for holding a bolt, &c.: the metallic tube to which the reed is fastened in the oboe, &c. [A.S.stapel, a prop—stapan, step; cf. Ger.stapel.]
Star, stär,n.one of the bright bodies in the heavens, except the sun and moon: one of the heavenly bodies shining by their own light, and which keep the same relative position in the heavens: anything star-like or star-shaped: a representation of a star worn as a badge of rank or honour: a person of brilliant or attractive qualities: the chief actor or actress in a dramatic company: (print.) an asterisk (*).—v.t.to set with stars: to bespangle.—v.i.to shine, as a star: to attract attention: to appear as a star-actor (To Star it, esp. on a provincial tour):—pr.p.star′ring;pa.t.andpa.p.starred.—ns.Star′-ap′ple, the fruit of the West Indian treeChrysophyllum Cainito;Star′-blast′ing, the noxious influence of the stars.—adjs.Star′-blind, so blind as not to see the stars: half-blind;Star′-broi′dered(Tenn.), embroidered with figures in the shape of stars.—ns.Star′-buzz′ard, an American goshawk;Star′-cat′alogue, a list of stars, with their places, magnitudes, &c.—adj.Star′-crossed, not favoured by the stars.—ns.Star′-drift, a common proper motion of a number of fixed stars in the same region of the heavens;Star′-dust, cosmic dust, matter in fine particles falling upon the earth from some outside source, like meteorites;Star′-finch, the redstart;Star′fish(Asteroidea), an Echinoderm, nearly allied to the Brittle-stars (Ophiuroidea) and to the Sea-urchins (Echinoidea);Star′-flow′er, one of various plants with bright star-shaped flowers, the Star-of-Bethlehem: chickweed;Star′-fort, a fort surrounded with projecting angles, like the points of a star;Star′-fruit, a small water-plant of southern Europe, with long-pointed radiating carpels;Star′-gāz′er, an astrologer: an astronomer;Star′-gāz′ing, astrology;Star′-grass, a grass-like plant, with star-shaped, yellow flowers;Star′-hy′acinth, a bulbous-rooted plant, a species of squill, with pinkish purple flowers, found on the coast in the south of England;Star′-jell′y, the common species of nostoc.—adj.Star′less, having no stars visible: having no light from stars.—n.Star′light, light or lustre of the stars.—adjs.Star′-like, resembling a star: radiated like a star: bright, illustrious;Star′lit, lighted by the stars.—ns.Star′-nose, a North American mole;Star′-of-Beth′lehem, a garden plant of the lily family, with bright white star-like flowers: the miraculous star of the Nativity (Matt. ii. 2, 9, 10).—adj.Star′-proof(Milt.), impervious to starlight.—n.Star′-read(Spens.), knowledge of the stars, astrology.—adj.Starred, adorned or studded with stars.—ns.Star′-reed, a South American plant used in Peru against dysentery, &c.;Star′riness.—adj.Star′ry, abounding or adorned with stars: consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars: like, or shining like, the stars.—n.Stars′-and-stripes, the flag of the United States of America, with thirteen stripes alternately red and white, and a blue field containing as many stars as there are states.—adj.Star′-spang′led, spangled or studded with stars.—n.Star′-stone, a variety of corundum which, when cut in a particular way, exhibits a reflection of light in the form of a star.—adj.Star′-strown(Tenn.), strewn or studded with stars.—ns.Star′-this′tle, a species of centaury, so called from its star-like flowers;Star′-wheel, a spur-wheel with V-shaped teeth;Star′wort, a genus of plants nearly allied to the Asters, with star-like flowers. [A.S.steorra; Ger.stern, L.stella(forsterula), Gr.astēr.]
Starboard, stär′bōrd,n.the right-hand side of a ship, to one looking toward the bow.—adj.pertaining to, or lying on, the right side of a ship. [A.S.steórbord—steór, a rudder,bord, a board, the side of a ship. Cf.BoardandLarboard.]
Starch, stärch,n.the pure fecula or white farinaceous matter of vegetables, yielding a translucent jelly used for stiffening clothes in the laundry: stiffness, formality.—adj.stiff, rigid, formal.—adj.Starched, stiffened with starch: formal.—adv.Starch′edly.—ns.Starch′edness;Starch′er;Starch′-hy′acinth, a plant allied to the hyacinth, so called from the smell of the flower.—adv.Starch′ily, in a starch or stiff manner: formally.—ns.Starch′iness, the state or quality of being starchy: stiffness of manner: formality;Starch′-su′gar, glucose.—adj.Starch′y, consisting of, or like, starch: stiff: precise. [A special use of adj.stark; cf. Ger.stärke, starch—stark, strong.]
Star-chamber, stär′-chām′bėr,n.a tribunal with a civil and criminal jurisdiction, which met in the old council chamber of the palace of Westminster, abolished in the reign of Charles I. [Probably named from the giltstarson the ceiling, hardly from the Jewish bonds (calledstarrs, from Heb.shetar) kept in the council-room.]
Stare, stār,v.i.to look at with a fixed gaze, as in horror, astonishment, &c.: to look fixedly.—v.t.to influence in some way by staring.—n.a fixed look.—ns.Stārēē′, one who is stared at;Stā′rer, one who stares or gazes;Stā′ring, the act of staring.—adv.Stā′ringly, in a staring manner: with a fixed look. [A.S.starian, from a Teut. root seen in Ger.starr, rigid; also in Eng.stern.]
Stark, stärk,adj.stiff: gross: absolute: entire: naked, an abbreviation ofStark′-nā′ked, quite naked, which is really a corr. of M. E.start-naked=tail-naked (A.S.steort, a tail).—adv.absolutely: completely.—v.t.to make stark, as in death.—v.t.Stark′en, to stiffen, to make obstinate.—adv.Stark′ly.—n.Stark′ness, the state or quality of being stark: stiffness; stoutness. [A.S.stearc, hard, strong; cog. Ice.sterk-r, Ger.stark.]
Starling, stärling,n.a genusSturnusand familySturnidæof Passerine birds: (archit.) a ring of piles supporting the pier of a bridge. [Dim. from obs.stare—A.S.stær; Ger.staar, L.sturnus.]
Starost, stär′ost,n.a Polish noble holding aStar′ostyor domain by grant of life-estate from the crown. [Pol.starosta, elder—stary, old.]
Starr. See underStar-chamber.
Start, stärt,v.i.to move suddenly aside: to wince: to deviate: to begin: to proceed: to give way somewhat.—v.t.to cause to move suddenly: to disturb suddenly: to rouse suddenly from concealment: to set in motion: to call forth: to invent or discover: to move suddenly from its place: to loosen: to empty: to pour out.—n.a sudden movement: a sudden motion of the body: a sudden rousing to action: an unexpected movement: a sally: a sudden fit: a quick spring: the first motion from a point or place: the outset.—n.Start′er, one who starts.—adj.Start′ful, apt to start.—adv.Start′ingly(Shak.), by fits or starts.—ns.Start′ing-point, the point from which anything starts, or from which motion begins;Start′ing-post, the post or barrier from which the competitors in a race start or begin the race.—adj.Start′ish, apt to start, skittish.—ns.Start′-up(Shak.), an upstart;Start′uppe(Spens.), a kind of high shoe or half-boot.—Start after, to set out after, to pursue;Start up, to rise suddenly, to come suddenly into notice.—Get, orHave,the start, to begin before another, to obtain an advantage over another. [M. E.sterten; closely akin to Dut. and Low Ger.storten, to plunge, Ger.stürzen.]
Startle, stärt′l,v.i.to start or move suddenly: to feel sudden alarm.—v.t.to excite suddenly: to shock: to frighten.—n.sudden alarm or surprise.—n.Start′ler.—adj.Start′ling, such as to strike with astonishment or alarm.—adv.Start′lingly.—adj.Start′lish, apt to start. [Extension ofstart.]
Starve, stärv,v.i.to die of hunger or cold: to suffer extreme hunger or want: to be in want of anything necessary, to deteriorate for want of anything essential.—v.t.to kill with hunger or cold: to destroy by want: to deprive of power.—n.Starvā′tion, act of starving: state of being starved.—adj.Starve′ling, hungry: lean: weak.—n.a thin, weak, pining animal or plant. [A.S.steorfan, to die; Dut.sterven, Ger.sterben, to die.]
Stasidion, sta-sid′i-on,n.a stall in a Greek church.
Stasimon, stas′i-mon,n.an ode sung by the whole chorus, after the parode:—pl.Stas′ima. [Gr.]
Stasimorphy, stas′i-mor-fi,n.any deviation from the normal form of a bodily organ due to arrested development [Gr.stasis, standing.]
Stasis, stā′sis,n.the arrest of the blood in its circulation: one of the sections of a cathisma or portion of the psalter. [Gr.]
Statant, stā′tant,adj.(her.) standing with all the feet on the ground. [L.stāre, to stand.]
State, stāt,n.position: condition: situation: circumstances at any time: the whole body of people under one government: the public: the civil power: estate, one of the orders or classes of men forming the body politic (as nobles, clergy, commonalty): a body of men united by profession: rank, quality: pomp: dignity: style of living: stability, continuance: (pl.) the bodies constituting the legislature of a country: (obs.) a seat of dignity: a stage, condition, as of an etched or engraved plate at one particular stage of its progress.—adj.belonging to the state: public: royal: ceremonial: pompous: magnificent.—v.t.to set forth: to express the details of: to set down fully and formally: to narrate: to set in order: to settle.—adj.Stāt′able, capable of being stated.—ns.State′-craft, the art of managing state affairs;State′-crim′inal, one who commits an offence against the state, as treason.—adj.Stāt′ed, settled: established: fixed: regular.—adv.Stāt′edly.—ns.State′-house, the building in which the legislature of a state holds its sittings;Stāte′liness.—adj.Stāte′ly, showing state or dignity: majestic: grand.—adv.majestically: (Milt.) loftily.—ns.Stāte′ment, the act of stating: that which is stated: a narrative or recital;State′-pā′per, an official paper or document relating to affairs of state;State′-pris′on;State′-pris′oner, a prisoner confined for offence against the state;State′-relig′ion, the establishment or endowment by the government of a country of some particular form of religion;State′room, a stately room in a palace or mansion: principal room in the cabin of a ship;States′-gen′eral, the name given to the representative body of the three orders (nobility, clergy, burghers) of the French kingdom;States′man, a man acquainted with the affairs of government: one skilled in government: one employed in public affairs: a politician: one who farms his own estate, a small landholder.—adj.States′man-like, like a statesman.—adv.States′manly, in a manner becoming a statesman.—n.States′manship.—State socialism, a scheme of government which would entrust to the state the carrying on of the great enterprises of private industry;States of the Church, the former temporal possessions of the popes. [O. Fr.estat(Fr.état)—L.status, fromstāre,stātum, to stand.]
Stater, stā′tėr,n.the standard gold coin of ancient Greece.
Static,-al, stat′ik, -al,adj.pertaining to statics: pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium: resting: acting by mere weight.—adv.Stat′ically.—n.Stat′ics, the science which treats of the action of force in maintaining rest or preventing change of motion. [Gr.statikē(epistēmē, 'science,' being understood)—histēmi.]
Station, stā′shun,n.the place where a person or thing stands: post assigned: position: office: situation: occupation, business: state: rank: condition in life: the place where railway trains come to a stand in order to take up and set down passengers and goods, the buildings erected at such a place for railway business: a regular stopping-place: a stock farm in Australia: a district or branch police-office: the place in India where the group of English officials or the officers of a garrison reside: a recess in a mine-shaft or passage for a pumping-machine: (pl.) in R.C. usage, applied to certain places of reputed sanctity, appointed to be visited as places of prayer, any one of the fourteen (fifteen, or even eleven) images or pictures ranged round a church, starting from one side of the high altar and ending at the other, representing the several stages of the Passion—the whole series the Way of Calvary.—v.t.to assign a station to: to set: to appoint to a post, place, or office.—adj.Stā′tional.—n.Stā′tionariness.—adj.Stā′tionary, pertaining to a station: standing: fixed: settled: acting from, or in, a fixed position (as an engine): not progressing or retrogressing: not improving.—n.Stā′tioner, one who sells paper and other articles used in writing.—adj.Stā′tionery, belonging to a stationer.—n.the articles sold by a stationer.—ns.Stā′tion-house, a temporary place of arrest;Stā′tion-mas′ter, one who has charge of a station, esp. on a railway.—Stationers' Hall, the hall in London belonging to the Company of the Stationers, who enjoyed until the passing of the Copyright Act in 1842 an absolute monopoly of printing and publishing;Stationery Office, an office in London for providing books, stationery, &c. to the government offices at home and abroad, and for making contracts for the printing of government reports and other public papers. [Fr.,—L.statio—stāre, to stand.]
Statist, stā′tist,n.a statesman, a politician.
Statistics, sta-tist′iks,n.a collection of facts and figures regarding the condition of a people, class, &c.: the science which treats of the collection and arrangement of facts bearing on the condition—social, moral, and material—of a people.—adjs.Statist′ic,-al, pertaining to, or containing, statistics.—adv.Statist′ically.—n.Statistic′ian, one skilled in statistics. [Coined (as if from a formstatistikē) from Gr.statizein, to set up.]
Stative, stā′tiv,adj.standing still, pertaining to a permanent camp: indicating a physical state or reflex action, of certain Hebrew verbs.
Statue, stat′ū,n.a likeness of a human being or animal carved out of some solid substance: an image—(obs.)Stat′ua.—n.Stat′ūary, the art of carving statues: a statue or a collection of statues: one who makes statues: a dealer in statues.—adj.Stat′ued, furnished with statues.—n.Statuette′, a small statue. [Fr.,—L.statua—statuĕre, to cause lo stand—stāre.]
Statuesque, stat-ū-esk′,adj.like a statue.—adv.Statuesque′ly. [Fr.]
Stature, stat′ūr,n.the height of any animal.—adj.Stat′ured, having a certain specified stature. [L.statura.]
Status, stā′tus,n.state: condition: rank. [L.]
Statute, stat′ūt,n.a law expressly enacted by the legislature (as distinguished from a customary law or law of use and wont): a written law: the act of a corporation or its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law.—adj.Stat′ūtable, made by statute: according to statute.—adv.Stat′ūtably.—ns.Stat′ute-book, a record of statutes or enacted laws;Stat′ute-cap(Shak.), a kind of cap enjoined to be worn by a statute passed in 1571 in behalf of the cap-makers;Stat′ute-roll, an enrolled statute.—adj.Stat′ūtory, enacted by statute: depending on statute for its authority. [L.statutum, that which is set up—statuĕre.]
Staunch, stawnsh,adj.firm in principle, pursuit, or support: trusty, hearty, constant, zealous.—adv.Staunch′ly.—n.Staunch′ness. [Stanch.]
Staurolite, stawr′ō-līt,n.a silicate of alumina with ferrous oxide, magnesia, and water, crystallising in trimetric forms, common as twinned cruciform crystals in certain states.—adj.Staurolit′ic.
Stave, stāv,n.one of the pieces of which a cask is made: a staff or part of a piece of music: a stanza.—v.t.to break a stave or the staves of: to break: to burst: to drive off, as with a staff: to delay:—pa.t.andpa.p.stāved or stōve. [By-form ofstaff.]
Staves, stāvz, plural ofstaffand ofstave.
Stavesacre, stāvz′ā-kėr,n.a tall larkspur whose seeds yield delphinin for destroying lice. [O. Fr.stavesaigre—Low L.staphisagria—Gr.staphis, dried grapes,agrios, wild.]
Staw, staw,v.i.(prov.) to stand still, become fixed.—v.t.(Scot.) to surfeit, to scunner at.—n.a surfeit.
Staw, staw, a Scotch form ofstole.
Stay, stā,v.i.to remain: to abide for any time: to continue in a state: to wait: to cease acting: to dwell: to trust.—v.t.to cause to stand: to stop: to restrain: to delay: to prevent from falling: to prop: to support, rest, rely:—pa.t.andpa.p.stayed, staid.—n.continuance in a place: abode for a time: stand: stop: a fixed state: a standstill: suspension of a legal proceeding: prop, support: (pl.) a kind of stiff inner waistcoat worn by women.—ns.Stay′-at-home, one who keeps much at home—alsoadj.;Stay′-bolt, a bolt or rod binding together opposite plates;Stay′er, one who, or that which, stops, holds, or supports: a person or animal of good lasting or staying qualities for a race, &c.;Stay′-lace, a lace for fastening a bodice;Stay′-mā′ker, one whose occupation is to make stays.—Stay the stomach, to allay the cravings of hunger for the time. [O. Fr.estayer, estaye—Old Dut.stade, a stay.]
Stay, stā,n.a large strong rope running from the head of one mast to another mast ('fore-and-aft' stay), or to the side of the ship ('back'-stay): the transverse piece in a chain-cable link.—v.t.to support or to incline to one side by means of stays: to put on the other tack, to cause to go about.—v.i.to change tack, to go about, to be in stays.—ns.Stay′sail, a sail extended on a stay;Stay′-tack′le, a large hoisting tackle fixed by a pendant to the mainstay of a ship.—Miss stays(seeMiss). [A.S.stæg; Dut.stag, Ger.stag.]
Stayed, stād,adj.(Spens.). Same asStaid, constant.
Stayne, stān,v.t.(Spens.) to dim, deface, or disparage. [A form ofstain.]
Stayre, stār,n.(Spens.). Same asStair, a step.
Stead, sted,n.the place which another had or might have: a fixed place of abode: use, help, service, as in 'To stand in good stead.'—n.Steading, the barns, stables, &c. of a farm. [A.S.stede, place; Ger.stadt, statt, place, Dut.stad, a town.]
Steadfast, sted′fast,adj.firmly fixed or established: firm: constant: resolute: steady.—adv.Stead′fastly.—n.Stead′fastness. [A.S.stedefæst, stede, a place,fæst, firm, fast.]
Steady, sted′i,adj.(comp.Stead′ier,superl.Stead′iest) firm in standing or in place: fixed: stable: constant: resolute: consistent: regular: uniform: sober, industrious.—v.t.to make steady: to make or keep firm:—pa.t.andpa.p.stead′ied.—n.a rest or support, as for the hand, a tool, or a piece of work.—adv.Stead′ily.—n.Stead′iness.—adj.Stead′y-gō′ing, of steady habits or action. [A.S.stæððig—stæð, stead, bank; Ger.stätig, continual.]
Steak, stāk,n.a slice of meat (esp. beef) broiled, or for broiling. [Prob. Ice.steik, steikja, to broil.]
Steal, stēl,v.t.to take by theft or feloniously: to take away without notice: to gain or win by address, insidiously, or by gradual means: to snatch: in golf, to hole a long putt by a stealthy stroke—the opposite ofGobble.—v.i.to practise theft: to take feloniously: to pass secretly: to slip in or out unperceived:—pa.t.stōle;pa.p.stōlen.—ns.Steal′er;Steal′ing, the act of taking another's property without his knowledge or consent: stolen property.—adv.Steal′ingly.—Steal a march on, to gain an advantage unperceived. [A.S.stelan; Ger.stehlen, Dut.stelen.]
Steal, stēl,n.(Spens.) a handle.
Stealth, stelth,n.the act of stealing: a secret manner of bringing anything to pass.—adv.Stealth′ily.—n.Stealth′iness.—adj.Stealth′y, done by stealth: unperceived: secret.
Steam, stēm,n.the vapour of water—when dry, invisible and transparent like air, and not to be confused with the semi-liquid cloud which comes from the chimney of a locomotive; when superheated, changing the characteristics of a vapour for those belonging to what is known as a 'perfect gas:' the mist formed by condensed vapour: any vaporous exhalation: energy, force, spirit.—v.i.to rise or pass off in steam or vapour: to move by steam.—v.t.to expose to steam.—ns.Steam′boat,Steam′ship,Steam′-vess′el, a boat, ship, or vessel propelled by steam;Steam′-boil′er, a boiler for generating steam;Steam′-carriage, a carriage moved by steam on common roads;Steam′-chest,-dome, a chamber above a steam-boiler serving as a reservoir for steam;Steam′-crane, a crane worked by a steam-engine;Steam′-dig′ger, a machine for digging the soil by means of steam-power, the soil being thereby much more thoroughly pulverised than by ploughing;Steam′-en′gine, an engine or machine which changes heat into useful work through the medium of steam;Steam′er, a vessel moved by steam: a road-locomotive, &c.: a vessel in which articles are steamed;Steam′-gauge, an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam in a boiler;Steam′-gov′ernor, the governor of a steam-engine;Steam′-gun, a gun projecting a missile by means of steam;Steam′-hamm′er, a hammer consisting of a steam cylinder and piston placed vertically over an anvil, the hammer moved by the action of the steam;Steam′iness, the quality of being vaporous or misty;Steam′-jack′et, a hollow casing surrounding any vessel and into which steam may be admitted;Steam′-launch(seeLaunch);Steam′-navigā′tion, the propulsion of vessels by steam;Steam′-nav′vy, an excavator operated by steam in the making of docks, canals, &c.;Steam′-pack′et, a steam-vessel plying between certain ports;Steam′-pipe, a pipe for conveying steam;Steam′-plough, a plough or gang of ploughs worked by a steam-engine;Steam′-pow′er, the force of steam when applied to machinery;Steam′-press, a printing-press worked by steam;Steam′-print′ing, printing in which the presses are operated by steam;Steam′-trap, a contrivance for allowing the passage of water while preventing the passage of steam;Steam′-tug, a small steam-vessel used in towing ships;Steam′-whis′tle, an apparatus attached to a steam-engine through which steam is discharged, producing a sound in the manner of a common whistle.—adj.Steam′y, consisting of, or like, steam: full of steam or vapour.—n.Steam′-yacht, a yacht propelled by steam. [A.S.steám; cog. with Dut.stoom.]
Stean,Steen, stēn,n.a stone or earthenware vessel.—n.Stean′ing, the stone or brick lining of a well, &c. [A.S.stæn, stone.]
Steare, stēr,n.(Spens.) a steer or ox.
Stearine, stē′a-rīn,n.one of the fats occurring in animals and plants, the chief constituent of the more solid fats, such as mutton suet.—n.Stē′arāte, a salt formed by the combination of stearic acid with a base.—adj.Stēar′ic, pertaining to, or obtained from, stearine.—n.Stēarrhē′a, an abnormal increase of secretion from the oil-glands of the skin.—Stearic acid, an acid abundant in fats. [Gr.stear,steatos, suet—histanai, to make to stand, to fix.]
Steatite, stē′a-tīt,n.soapstone, a compact or massive variety of talc, a hydrous silicate of magnesia, white or yellow, soft and greasy to the touch—used by tailors for marking cloth, and calledBriançon Chalk,French Chalk, andVenice Talc.—adj.Stēatit′ic.—ns.Stēatī′tis, inflammation of the fatty tissue;Stē′atocele, a fatty tumour in the scrotum;Stēatō′ma, a fatty encysted tumour.—adj.Stēatom′atous.—n.Stēatop′yga, an accumulation of fat on the buttocks of the Bushmen women.—adj.Stēatop′ygous, fat-buttocked.—n.Stēatō′sis, fatty degeneration of an organ, as the heart. [Gr.steatitēs—stear,steatos, suet.]
Steboy, ste-boi′,interj.a cry in setting on a dog.—AlsoHist′aboy.
Stedfast=Steadfast.
Steed, stēd,n.a horse or stallion, esp. a spirited horse. [A.S.stéda, fromstód, a stud; Ger.stute, a stud-mare,ge-stüte, a stud.]
Steedy, stēd′i,adj.(Spens.) steady.
Steek, stēk,n.(Scot.) a stitch.—v.t.to pierce, to stitch: to close.
Steel, stēl,n.iron combined in varying proportions with carbon for making edged tools: any instrument or weapon of steel: an instrument of steel for sharpening knives on: a strip of steel for stiffening a corset: a piece of steel for striking fire from a flint: extreme hardness: a chalybeate medicine.—adj.made of steel: hard, unfeeling.—v.t.to overlay or edge with steel: to harden: to make obdurate.—adj.Steel′-clad, clad with steel-mail.—ns.Steel′-engraving, the art of engraving pictures on steel plates from which impressions may be taken, the impression or print so taken;Steel′iness, state of being steely, great hardness;Steel′ing, the welding of a steel edge on a cutting instrument;Steel′-pen, a pen-nib made of steel;Steel′-plate, a plate of steel: a plate of polished steel on which a design is engraved, the print taken from such.—adj.Steel′-plāt′ed, plated with steel.—n.pl.Steel′-toys, small articles of steel as buttons, buckles, &c.—n.Steel′-ware, articles made of steel collectively.—adj.Steel′y, made of steel: steel-like. [A.S.stýle; Ger.stahl.]
Steelbow, stēl′bō,n.(Scots law) a term for goods, such as corn, cattle, straw, and implements of husbandry delivered by the landlord to his tenant, by means of which the latter is enabled to stock and labour the farm, and in consideration of which he becomes bound to return articles equal in quantity and quality at the expiration of the lease.
Steelyard, stēl′yärd,n.the Roman balance, an instrument for weighing, consisting of a lever with unequal arms, in using which a single weight or counterpoise is employed, being moved along a graduated beam. [Orig. theyardin London wheresteelwas sold by German merchants.]
Steem, stēm (Spens.). Same asEsteem.
Steen. SeeStean.
Steenbok, stān′bok,n.one of several small African antelopes. [Dut.,steen, stone,bok, buck.]
Steenkirk, stēn′kerk,n.a lace cravat loosely worn, so named from the defeat of William III. by Luxembourg atSteenkerke, August 3, 1692.
Steep, stēp,adj.rising or descending with great inclination: precipitous: difficult, excessive, exorbitant.—n.a precipitous place: a precipice.—adj.Steep′-down(Shak.), deep and precipitous.—v.i.Steep′en, to become steep.—ns.Steep′iness,Steep′ness, the state or quality of being steep.—adv.Steep′ly.—adj.Steep′y, steep. [A.S.steáp; Ice.steypthr.]
Steep, stēp,v.t.to dip or soak in a liquid: to imbue.—n.something steeped or used in steeping: a fertilising liquid for seed: rennet.—n.Steep′er, a vessel in which articles are steeped. [Scand., Ice.steypa, to make to stoop, pour out, causal ofstúpa, to stoop.]
Steeple, stēp′l,n.a tower of a church or building, ending in a point: the high head-dress of the 14th century.—adj.Steep′led, furnished with a steeple: adorned with, or as with, steeples or towers.—ns.Steep′le-hat, a high and narrow-crowned hat;Steep′le-house, an old Quaker name for the building in which believers meet for worship;Steep′lejack, one who climbs steeples and chimney-stalks to make repairs. [A.S.stýpel,stepel—steáp, steep.]
Steeplechase, stēp′l-chās,n.a horserace run across the open country, over hedges, ditches, walls, and other obstacles.—n.Steep′lechāser, one who rides such.
Steer, stēr,n.a young ox, esp. a castrated one from two to four years old.—n.Steer′ling, a little or young steer. [A.S.steór; Ger.stier.]
Steer, stēr,v.t.to direct with the helm: to guide: to govern.—v.i.to direct a ship in its course: to be directed: to move.—ns.Steer′age, act or practice of steering: the effect of a rudder on the ship: an apartment in the fore-part of a ship for passengers paying a lower rate of fare;Steer′age-way, sufficient movement of a vessel to enable it to be controlled by the helm;Steer′er,Steers′man, a man who steers a ship;Steer′ing;Steer′ing-wheel, the wheel by which the rudder of a ship is turned. [A.S.steóran,stýran, to steer; Ger.steuern.]
Steer, stēr,n.a Scotch form ofstir.
Steeve, stēv,n.a spar with a block at the end for packing close certain kinds of cargo: the angle which the bowsprit of a ship makes with the horizon or the line of her keel.—AlsoSteev′ing.
Steeve, stēv,adj.(Scot.) stiff, firm.—adv.Steeve′ly.
Steeve, stēv,v.t.to stuff, pack close.—n.Steev′ing.
Steganography, steg-an-og′ra-fi,n.the art of writing in cipher or secret characters.—n.Steganog′raphist, one who writes in cipher. [Gr.steganos, concealed—stegein, to cover,graphein, to write.]
Steganopus, ste-gan′ō-pus,n.a genus of phalaropes with long slender bill.—adjs.Steg′anopod,Steganop′odous, having all four toes webbed, totipalmate.—n.pl.Steganop′odes, an order of swimming birds, with all four toes webbed and a gular pouch—cormorants, frigate-birds, pelicans, gannets. [Gr.steganos, covered,pous,podos, foot.]
Stegnosis, steg-nō′sis,n.constriction of the pores and vessels: constipation.—adj.Stegnot′ic.
Stegocephalous, steg-ō-sef′a-lus,adj.with the head mailed, loricate, cataphract. [Gr.stegein, to cover,kephalē, the head.]
Stegognathous, ste-gog′nā-thus,adj.having a jaw composed of imbricated plates. [Gr.stegein, to cover,gnathos, the jaw.]
Stegopterous, ste-gop′te-rus,adj.roof-winged, keeping the wings deflexed when at rest. [Gr.stegein, to cover,pteron, a wing.]
Stegosaurian, steg-ō-saw′ri-an,adj.pertaining to theStegosau′ria, an order or suborder of dinosaurs, represented by the familiesStegosauridæandScelidosauridæ.—n.Stegosau′rus, the typical genus ofStegosauridæ, with enormous bucklers and spines. [Gr.stegein, to cover,sauros, a lizard.]
Steinberger, stīn-ber′gėr,n.an esteemed Rhenish white wine, produced near Wiesbaden.
Steinbock,Steenbok, stēn′bok,n.the name given in German Switzerland to the ibex of the Alps. [Ger.stein, stone, rock,bock,buck, he-goat.]
Stele, stē′lē,n.an upright stone slab or tablet, either sepulchral or on which laws, decrees, &c. are inscribed—alsoStē′la.—adj.Stē′lene.—n.Stelog′raphy, the practice of writing on steles. [L.,—Gr.stēlē—histanai, to set, stand.]
Stelechite, stel′e-kīt,n.a fine variety of storax.
Stell, stel,v.t.(Shak.) to place, set.