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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Story

Stō'ry, n.

noun

(20), n. [O. Fr. estore, estoire, histoire, It. istoria, storia, A-S. stêr, O. H. Ger. stôrja, from Lat. historia. See HISTORY.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; relation of the past; history; a statement; a record. “One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.” Barrow. “Venice, with its unique city and its impressive story.” Ed. Rev. The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story. Sir W. Temple.

  1. Especially, the relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale. Addison.
  2. More especially, a fictitious narrative, less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.
  3. A falsehood; as, to tell a story. [Colloq.]

Stō'ry, n.

noun

n. [Either from store, a store-house, warehouse, or allied to stair, Ir. & Gael. staidhir, staighre.] A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a loft; a floor. [Written also storey.]

☞ A story comprehends the distance from one floor to another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house of one story, of two stories, of five stories.

Stō'ry, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. STORIED; p. pr. & vb. n. STORYING.] [O. Fr. historier.] 1. To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story or tale; to narrate or describe in story. How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. Shak. It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high. Wilkins. 2. To range under one another, or in stories. ☞ This word is rarely used, except in the past participle. See STORIED.