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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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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.Stăn'hōpe, n. p. 1287A light, two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage, without a top;—so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it was contrived.Stăn'iel, n. p. 1287See STANNEL.Stăn'iel-ry, n. p. 1287Hawking with staniels or stannels; a base kind of falconry. [Obs.]Stănk, a. p. 1287Weak; worn out. [Obs.] Spenser.Stăṅk, v. i. p. 1287To sigh. [Obs.]Stänk, imp. p. 1287of stink. Stunk. [Obs.] See STINK.Stānk, n. p. 1287A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.] 2. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water; a ditch containing water.Stăn'na-ry, a. p. 1287Of, or pertaining to, tin-mines, or to tin-works. The stannary courts in Devonshire and Cornwall, for the administration of justice among the tinners therein, are also courts of record, but of the…Stăn'na-ry, n. p. 1287A tin-mine; or tin-works. Bp. Hall. 2. Certain royal rights or prerogatives in respect to tin-mines in a district. [Eng.] Wright.Stăn'nate, n. p. 1287(Chem.) A salt formed of stannic acid united with a base.Stăn'nel, n. p. 1287(Ornith.) A base species of hawk; the kestrel;—said by some to be so called as being able to keep itself in one position or place by a rapid motion of its wings; the stand-gale;—called also…Stăn'nic, a. p. 1287(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, tin; as, stannic acid. Stannic acid (Chem.), the detoxide of tin, which performs the functions of an acid, uniting with bases, and forming salts.Stan-nĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1287Containing or affording tin.Stăn'nīne, n. p. 1287(Min.) A brittle mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color, consisting of sulphur, tin, copper, and iron, with usually a small proportion of zinc; tin pyrites. Dana.Stăn'no-tȳpe, n. p. 1287A photographic picture taken upon a tin plate.Stăn'noŭs, a. p. 1287Of, pertaining to, or containing, tin.Stăn'tient, n. p. 1287A stanchion. See STANCHION. [Obs.]Stăn'yel, n. p. 1287See STANNEL.Stăn'ză, n. p. 1287(Poet.) A number of lines or verses regularly adjusted to each other, and properly ending in a full point or pause; a part of a poem, ordinarily containing every variation of measure in that poem; a…Stan-zā'ic, a. p. 1287Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas. [Rare.]Sta-pē'di-al, a. p. 1287Shaped like a stirrup; as, the stapedial bones of the ear.Sta-pē'li-ă, n. p. 1287(Bot.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants, of the natural order Asclepiadaceæ (milk-weed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered over with dark tubercles…Stā'pēs, n. p. 1287(Anat.) The innermost of the small bones of the ear; — so called from its resemblance in form to a stirrup. Dunglison.Stăph'y-line, a. p. 1287(Min.) Having the form of a bunch of grapes; botryoidal. Shepard.Stăph'y-lō'ma, n. p. 1287(Med.) A disease of the eye, consisting in a protrusion of the cornea, of the sclerotic coat, or of the iris through an opening in the cornea.Stăph'y-lo-plăs'tie, n. p. 1287(Surg.) The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate, when it has been lost. Dunglison.Stăph'y-lŏr'a-phy, n. p. 1287(Surg.) The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft.Stā'ple, n. p. 1287A settled mart or market; an emporium. [Obs.] In England, formerly, the king's staple was established in certain ports or towns, and certain goods could not be exported, without being first brought…Stā'ple, a. p. 1287Pertaining to, constituting, or being a market or staple for, commodities; as, a staple town. [Rare.] 2. Established in commerce; settled; as, a staple trade. 3. According to the laws of commerce…Stā'pler, n. p. 1287A dealer in staple commodities. 2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple.Stār, n. p. 1287One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the heavens. The stars are distinguished as planets and fixed stars; the latter, so called from their constantly maintaining the same, or very nearly…Stār, v. t. p. 1288To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems. Now I see the same elms starring the blue air with their golden buds. William Smith.Stār, v. i. p. 1288To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; hence, to be brilliant or prominent; especially, to figure prominently as a theatrical performer. H. Irving.