Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Stărt'ing-pōst, n. p. 1289A post, stake, barrier, or place, from which competitors in a race start, or begin the race.Stärt'ish, a. p. 1289Apt to start; skittish; shy;—said especially of a horse. [Colloq.]Stärt'le, v. i. p. 1289To shrink; to move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling a sudden alarm. Why shrinks the soul Back on herself, and startles at destruction? Addison.Stärt'le, v. t. p. 1289To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to fright suddenly, and not seriously; to shock; to alarm. The supposition that angels assume bodies need not startle us. Locke. 2. To deter; to…Stărt'le, n. p. 1289A sudden motion or shock occasioned by an unexpected alarm, surprise, or apprehension of danger. After having recovered from my first startle, I was well pleased with the accident. Spectator.Stärt'ling-ly, adv. p. 1289In a startling manner.Stärt'lish, a. p. 1289Easily startled; apt to start; startish; skittish; — said especially of a horse. [Colloq.]Stärt'-ŭp, n. p. 1289One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [Obs.] Shak. 2. A kind of high rustic shoe. Drayton.Stärt'-ŭp, a. p. 1289Suddenly coming into notice. [Obs.]Star-vā'tion, n. p. 1289The act of starving, or the state of being starved. ☞ This word has been erroneously called an Americanism, and incorrectly said to be of recent origin. It was first used, according to Horace…Stărve, v. i. p. 1289To perish; to be destroyed. [Obs.] Fairfax. 2. To perish or die with cold. “Starving with cold as well as hunger.” W. Irving. ☞ In this sense, still common in England, but rarely or never used in the…Stärve, v. t. p. 1289To destroy with cold. [Eng.] From beds of raging fire, to starve in ice Their soft, ethereal warmth. Milton. 2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is, in law, murder. 3. To distress…Stärve'ling, a. p. 1289Hungry; lean; pining with want. Philips.Stärve'ling, n. p. 1289An animal or plant that is made thin, lean, and weak through want of nutriment. “And thy poor starveling bountifully fed.” — Donna.Star'-wort, n. p. 1289(Bot.) (a.) A shrubby or herbaceous plant of the genus Aster, having flowers which resemble stars. Loudon. (b.) A small plant of the genus Stellaria, having star-shaped flowers; chickweed. Gray.…Stā'tal, a. p. 1289Of, pertaining to, or existing, with reference to the state, as distinguished from the general government. [Rare.] I have no knowledge of any other kind of political citizenship, higher or lower…Stā'tant, a. p. 1289(Her.) In a standing position; as, a lion statant.Sta-tā'ri-an, a. p. 1289Fixed; settled; statary. [Obs.]Sta-tā'ri-an-ly, adv. p. 1289In a statarian manner; fixedly. [Obs.]Stä'ta-ry, a. p. 1289Fixed; settled. [Obs.] “The set and statary times of paring nails and cutting of hair.”Stāte, n. p. 1289The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time. State is a term nearly synonymous with “mode,” but of a meaning more extensive, and is not so exclusively limited to the mutable…Stāte, v. t. p. 1289To set; to settle; to establish. [Rare.] I myself, though meanest stated, And in court now almost hated. Withers. Who calls the council, states the day. Pope. 2. To express the particulars of; to set…Stāte, a. p. 1289Stately. [Obs.] “Expatiate and confer their state affairs.” Milton.State, n. p. 1289That which is stated or expressed in words; a statement; also, a document containing a statement. [Rare.] He sat down to examine Mr. Owen's states. W. Scott.Stāte'-craft, n. p. 1289The art of conducting state affairs; state-management.State'-crim'i-nal, n. p. 1289One who commits an offense against the dignity or well-being of a state, as treason.Stāt'ed, a. p. 1289Settled; established; regular; occurring at regular times; not occasional; as, stated hours of business. 2. Fixed; established; as, a stated salary.Stāt'ed-ly, adv. p. 1289At stated or appointed times.Stāte'ful, a. p. 1289Full of state; stately. [Obs.] “A stateful silence.” Marston.Stāte'-house, n. p. 1289The building in which the legislature of a state holds its sessions; a state capitol.Stāte'less, a. p. 1289Without state or pomp.Stāte'li-ly, adv. p. 1289In a stately manner.Stāte'li-ness, n. p. 1289The condition of being stately; loftiness of mien or manner; majestic appearance; dignity; grandeur. For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a horse? Moore.State'ly, a. p. 1289Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, stately manners; a stately gait. “Filled with stately temples.” Prescott. Here is a stately style indeed. Shak. Syn.—Lofty; dignified; majestic…Stāte'ly, adv. p. 1289Majestically; loftily. Milton.Stāte'ment, n. p. 1289The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, verbally or on paper. 2. A formal embodiment, in language, of facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital.State'-mōn'ger, n. p. 1289One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.Stāte'-prīz'on, n. p. 1289A public prison or penitentiary;—called also state's prison.State'-prĭs'on-er, n. p. 1289One in confinement for political offenses.Stāt'er, n. p. 1289One who states, or makes a statement.Stāter, n. p. 1289(Antiq.) The principal gold coin of ancient Greece. It varied much in value, but was usually worth about £1 3s. sterling, or $5.50. The Attic silver tetradrachm was, in later times, called stater.Stāte'-rōōm, n. p. 1289A magnificent room in a palace or great house. 2. An apartment for lodging in a ship's cabin.States’man, n. p. 1289A man versed in the arts of government; especially, one eminent for political abilities; a politician. The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the…Stātes’man-like, a. p. 1289Having the manner, or wisdom, of statesmen; becoming a statesman.Stātes'man-ly, adv. p. 1289In a manner becoming a statesman. De Quincey.Stātes'man-ship, n. p. 1289The qualifications or employments of a statesman.Stātes'wom-an, n. p. 1289A woman who is concerned in public affairs. [Obs.] A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing. B. Jonson.Stāt'ic or Stāt'ic-al, a. p. 1289Pertaining to bodies at rest, or in equilibrium. 2. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as, statical pressure. Statical electricity, electricity produced by friction.Stāt'ics, n. sing. p. 1289That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces acting on them;—in distinction from dynamics, or the science of forces producing…Stāt'ing, n. p. 1290An act of making a statement; a statement. [Obs.] Taylor.Stā’/tion, n. p. 1290A state of rest. [Obs.] All progression is performed by drawing on or impelling forward what was before in station, or at quiet. Browne. 2. The act of standing. [Rare.] Their manner was to stand at…Stā'tion, v. t. p. 1290To place; to set; or to appoint to the occupation of a post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right or left of an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships on the coast…Sta'tion-house, n. p. 1290A resting-place on a railway, at which a halt is made to receive or let down passengers or goods;—called also station.Stā'tion-al, a. p. 1290Of, or pertaining to, a station.Stā'tion-a-ri-ness, n. p. 1290The state or quality of being stationary.Stā′tion-a-ry, a. p. 1290Not moving, progressive, or retrogressive; not appearing to move; stable; fixed. Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does not believe the story. Southey. 2. Not improving; not growing…Stā’tion-a-ry, n. p. 1290One who is stationary; one who stands still.Stā'tion-bill, n. p. 1290(Naut.) A list containing the appointed posts of the ship's company, when navigating the ship.Stā'tion-er, n. p. 1290A bookseller or publisher, formerly so called from his occupying a stand, or station, in the market-place or elsewhere. [Obs.] 2. One who sells paper, quills, inkstands, pencils, and other furniture…Sta'tion-er-y, n. p. 1290The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, ink, quills, and the like.