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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Stăm'i-nal, a. p. 1285Pertaining to stamens or stamina; consisting in stamens or stamina.Stăm′ĭ-nate, a. p. 1285(Bot.) Furnished with stamens; producing stamens.Stăm'-i-nāte, v. t. p. 1285To indue with stamina.Sta-mīn'e-al or Sta-mīn'e-ous, a. p. 1285Consisting of stamens or threads. 2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or attached to, the stamens; as, a stamineous nectary.Stām'i-nif'er-ōūs, a. p. 1285Bearing or having stamens.Stām'i-nōde or Stām'i-nō'di-ūm, n. p. 1285(Bot.) An abortive stamen, or an organ resembling an abortive stamen. Henslow.Stām'mel, n. p. 1285[O. Fr. estamet, estamette, a coarse woolen cloth, Sp. estameta, It. stametto, L. Lat. stameta, a kind of cloth, the same as stamine; O. Fr. estame, a woolen stuff, Pr. estam, Sp. estambre, It.…Stăm'mel, a. p. 1285Of the color of stammel; having a red color paler than scarlet.Stăm'mer, v. i. p. 1285To stop in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; and hence, to speak with stops and difficulty; to stutter.Stăm'mer, v. t. p. 1285To utter, or pronounce, with hesitation, or imperfectly.Stăm'mer, n. p. 1285Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; inability to pronounce certain words or syllables; a stutter.Stăm'mer-er, n. p. 1285One who stutters, or hesitates, in speaking.Stăm'mer-ing, p. a. p. 1285Apt to stammer.Stăm'mer-ing-ly, adv. p. 1285In a stammering manner.Stămp, v. t. p. 1285To strike, beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward; as, to stamp the ground. He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden. 2. To impress…Stămp, v. i. p. 1285To strike the foot forcibly downward. “But starts, exclaims, and stamps, and raves, and dies.” Dennis.Stămp, n. p. 1285The act of stamping; as, a stamp of the foot. 2. That which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies. ’Tis gold so pure It can not bear the stamp without alloy. Dryden. 3. The…Stămp'-ăct, n. p. 1286An act of the British Parliament, imposing a duty on all paper, vellum, and parchment used in the British American colonies, and declaring all writings on unstamped materials to be null and void.Stämp'-col-lēct'or, n. p. 1286An officer who receives, or collects, stamp-duties; one who collects postage or other stamps. Simmonds.Stämp'-dū'ty, n. p. 1286A duty, or tax, imposed on paper and parchment, the evidence of the payment of which is a stamp.Stam-pēde', n. p. 1286A sudden fright seizing upon large bodies of cattle or horses, in droves or encampments on the prairies, and leading them to run for many miles, until they often sink down or die under their terrors…Stam-pēde', v. t. p. 1286To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd, troop, or teams of animals.Stăm'p'er, n. p. 1286An instrument for pounding or stamping.Stämp'-hēad, n. p. 1286A heavy mass of metal, forming the head or lower end of a bar, which is lifted and let fall, in a stamping-mill.Stämp'ing-ma-chīne', n. p. 1286A machine for forming metallic articles, or impressions, by stamping.Stămp'ing-mill, n. p. 1286An engine consisting of hammers, or pestles, moved by water or steam power, for breaking or bruising ore.Stämp'-nōte, n. p. 1286A stamped certificate from a custom-house officer, which allows goods to be received by the captain of a ship as freight. [Eng.]Stamp'-ōf'fice, n. p. 1286An office for the issue of stamps, and the reception of stamp-duties.Stănce, n. p. 1286Station; position. [Scot.] The boy ... danced down from his stance with a galliard sort of step. W. Scott.Stănch, v. t. p. 1286To stop the flowing of, as blood; to dry up. 2. To extinguish, as a fire; to put out. [Obs.]Stănch, v. i. p. 1286To stop, as blood; to cease to flow. Immediately the issue of her blood stanched. Luke viii. 44.Stănch, a. p. 1286Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship. One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. Evelyn. 2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous…Stānch, n. p. 1286That which stanches, or extinguishes. [Obs.]Stănch'el, n. p. 1286The same as STANCHION.Stănch'er, n. p. 1286One who, or that which, stanches or stops the flowing, as of blood.Stän'chion, n. p. 1286(Arch.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support. 2. (Ship-building.) An upright post, or beam, of different forms, used to support the deck, the…Stānch'less, a. p. 1286Incapable of being stanched or stopped. Shak.Stānch'ness, n. p. 1286The state of being stanch; soundness; firmness in principle; closeness of adherence.Stănd, v. i. p. 1286To remain at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position; as, (a.) To rest on the feet, neither lying nor sitting;—said of an animal, of a human being, and the like. “I pray…Stănd, v. t. p. 1286To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the cold or the heat. 2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand. “Love stood the siege.” Dryden. He stood the furious foe. Pope. 3.…Stănd, n. p. 1286A place, or post, where one stands; or a place convenient for persons to remain for any purpose; a station. I took my stand upon an eminence. Spectator. 2. Hence, a station in a city for carriages…Stănd'ard, n. p. 1286An ensign of war; a staff with a flag or colors; a banner. His armies, in the following day, On those fair plains their standards proud display. Fairfax. 2. That which is established by authority as…Stănd'ard, a. p. 1287Having a fixed or permanent value; as, a standard work on history. Standard solutions, solutions of chemical re-agents of known strength used in chemical analysis. 2. Not of the dwarf kind; as, a…Stănd'ard-beâr'er, n. p. 1287An officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; an ensign of infantry, or a cornet of horse.Stănd'-crŏp, n. p. 1287A certain plant. Ainsworth.Stănd-ee', n. p. 1287One who is obliged to stand at a place of public amusement. [Cant.] [U. S.]Stănd'el, n. p. 1287A tree of long standing.Stănd'er, n. p. 1287One who stands. 2. A tree that has stood long. [Obs.] Ascham.Stănd'er-bȳ, n. p. 1287One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.Stănd'er-grȧss, n. p. 1287A certain plant. Ainsworth.Stănd'ing, p. a. p. 1287Established, either by law or by custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; money is the standing measure of the value of all other…Stănd'ing, n. p. 1287The act of stopping or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand. 2. Duration or existence; continuance; as, a custom of long standing. 3. Possession of an office, character…Stănd'ish, n. p. 1287A stand or case for pen and ink. I bequeath to Dean Swift my large silver standish. Swift.Stănd'-pīpe, n. p. 1287(Engin.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water.Stănd'-point, n. p. 1287A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed and according to which they are compared and judged.Stănd'-stĭll, n. p. 1287A standing without moving forward; a stop.Stāne, n. p. 1287A stone. [Scot. and Prov. Eng.]Stăng, n. p. 1287A pole, rod, or perch; a measure of land. [Obs.] Swift. 2. A long bar; a pole; a shaft. To ride the stang, to be carried on a pole on men's shoulders, in derision. [Prov. Eng.] Todd.Stăng, v. i. p. 1287To shoot with pain. [Prov. Eng.]—Grose.Stăng'-ball, n. p. 1287A projectile consisting of two half balls united by a bar; a bar-shot. Crabb.