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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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Stīke, n. p. 1297A stich or stanza. [Obs.]Stī'lar, a. p. 1297Of, or pertaining to, the style of a dial. [Written also stylar.] Draw a line for the stilar line. Moxon.Stil'bite, n. p. 1297(Min.) A mineral of the zeölite family, occurring in white or yellowish crystals, pearly and highly foliated in one direction; also in sheaf-like aggregations and foliated masses. It consists of…Stile, n. p. 1297A pin set on the face of a dial to form a shadow; a style. See STYLE. Erect the stile perpendicularly over the sub-stilar line, so as to make an angle with the dial-plane equal to the elevation of…Stīle, n. p. 1297A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in passing a fence or wall. 2. (Arch.) The upright piece in framing or paneling. Brande.Stī-lēt'to, n. p. 1297A small dagger with a round, pointed blade. 2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in working muslin. 3. A beard trimmed into a sharp-pointed form. [Obs.] The very quack of fashions, the…Stī-lĕt’to, v. t. p. 1297To stab or pierce with a stiletto. Bacon.Still, v. t. p. 1297To stop, as noise; to silence. With his name the mothers still their babes. Shak. 2. To stop, as motion or agitation; to check or restrain; to make quiet; as, to still the raging sea. 3. To appease…Still, a. p. 1297Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the animals are still. 2. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a still evening; a still atmosphere. “When all the woods are…Stĭll, n. p. 1297Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of midnight. [Poet.] 2. A steep hill or ascent. [Obs.] W. Browne.Still, adv. p. 1297To this time; until and during the time now present. It hath been anciently reported, and is still received. Bacon. 2. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; habitually; always; uniformly.…Still, n. p. 1298A vessel, boiler, or copper, used in the distillation of liquors; as, vapor ascending out of the still. 2. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.Stīll, v. t. p. 1298To cause to fall by drops. b, still; c d, head and neck; e, end of neck where it joins the worm; f, cock; g, worm-tub. 2. To expel spirit from, by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a…Still, v. i. p. 1298To drop. [Obs.] If that any drop of slumbering rest Did chance to still into her weary spright. Spenser.Still'a-ti'tiōus, a. p. 1298Falling in drops; drawn by a still.Still'la-to-ry, n. p. 1298An alembic; a vessel for distillation. Bacon. 2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is performed. More. Wotton.Still'-birth, n. p. 1298The state of being born without life; a thing born without life.Still'-born, a. p. 1298Dead at the birth; as, a still-born child. 2. Abortive; as, a still-born poem.Still'-bûrn, v. t. p. 1298To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn brandy.Still'er, n. p. 1298One who stills or quiets.Still'-house, n. p. 1298A house in which distillation is carried on.Stĭl’lĭ-çīde, n. p. 1298A continual falling or succession of drops. [Obs.] Bacon.Stĭl'li-cĭd'i-oŭs, a. p. 1298Falling in drops. [Obs.]Stĭl'li-fōrm, a. p. 1298Having the form of a drop. R. Owen.Still'ing, n. p. 1298The act of calming, silencing, or quieting. 2. [L. Ger. stelling, from Ger. stellen, to set, to place.] A stand for casks. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Still'-life, n. p. 1298(Painting.) The class or style of painting which represents objects not having animate existence, and which are usually only adjuncts to a picture, as fruits, flowers, dead game or animals, and the…Still'ness, n. p. 1298The state or quality of being still; freedom from noise, motion, agitation, excitement, and the like; calmness; quiet; silence; as, the stillness of the night, the air, or the sea; the stillness of…Still'-rōom, n. p. 1298An apartment for distilling. 2. An apartment where liquors, preserves, and the like, are kept. Simmonds. Floors are rubbed bright,.....still-room and kitchen cleared for action. Dickens.Still'-stănd, n. p. 1298Absence of motion. [Rare.]Still'y, a. p. 1298Still; quiet; calm. “The stilly hour when storms are gone.” T. Moore.Still'y, adv. p. 1298Silently; without noise. 2. Calmly; quietly; without tumult.Stilp-nŏm'e-lane, n. p. 1298(Min.) A black or greenish-black mineral, found in Siberia, and consisting chiefly of silica, oxide of iron, alumina, and water. Dana.Stīlp'no-sīd'er-īte, n. p. 1298(Min.) A pitch-black or blackish-brown mineral, occurring in an amorphous, stalactitic, or massive state, and consisting chiefly of peroxide of iron and water. Dana.Stilt, n. p. 1298A piece of wood constructed with a shoulder or strap, to raise the foot above the ground in walking. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. Landor. 2. A root which rises above the surface of…Stilt, v. t. p. 1298To raise on stilts; to elevate. 2. To raise by unnatural means.Stilt'-bird, n. p. 1298(Or-nith.) A wading bird having long, slender legs; especially, a bird of the genus Himantopus (H. melanopterus); — called also stilt.Stilt'ed, p. a. p. 1298Elevated as if on stilts; pompous; stilty.Stilt'i-fÿ, v. t. p. 1298To raise upon stilts, or as if upon stilts; to stilt.Stilt'y, a. p. 1298Unreasonably elevated; pompous; as, a stilty style.Stīme, n. p. 1298A glimpse. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Stīm’ū-lant, a. p. 1298Serving to stimulate. 2. (Med.) Producing increased vital action in the organism, or any of its parts.Stĭm′/ŭ-lant, n. p. 1298That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay. 2. (Med.) An agent which produces an increase of vital activity in…Stĭm′/ŭ-lāte, v. t. p. 1298[Lat. stimulare, stimulatum, to prick or goad on, to incite, from stimulus, a goad; It. stimolare, Sp. estimular, Fr. stimuler. 1. To prick or goad; hence, to excite, rouse, or animate, to action or…Stĭm/ū-lā'tion, n. p. 1298The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated. 2. (Med.) An exaltation of organic action.Stĭm'ŭ-lā'tĭve, a. p. 1298Having the quality of stimulating.Stim′ū-lā′tive, n. p. 1298That which stimulates; that which rouses into more vigorous action.Stīm/ū-lā/tor, n. p. 1298One who stimulates.Stīm'ū-lā'tress, n. p. 1298A female who stimulates or animates.Stĭm'ū-lŭs, n. p. 1298A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus to labor and action. 2. (Med.) That which produces an increase of vital action.Sting, n. p. 1298A sharp-pointed weapon or instrument with which certain animals are armed by nature for their defense, and which they thrust from the hinder part of the body, to pierce any animal that annoys or…Sting, v. t. p. 1298To pierce with a sting, or the weapon with which certain animals are furnished, such as bees, wasps, scorpions, and the like. 2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse. “Slander…Sting'-bull, n. p. 1298(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Trachinus (T. draco), which is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays of its dorsal fin. Yarrell.Sting'er, n. p. 1298One who, or that which, stings, vexes, or gives acute pain.Stin'gi-ly, adv. p. 1298In a stingy manner; with mean covetousness.Stin′gi-ness, n. p. 1298The state or quality of being stingy; extreme avarice; mean covetousness; niggardliness.Sting'ing-ly, adv. p. 1298With stinging.Sting'less, a. p. 1298Having no sting.Sting'go, n. p. 1298Old beer; sharp or strong liquor. [Lom.]}Sting'y, a. p. 1298Having power to sting or produce pain; as, a stingy review of a book.Stin'gy, a. p. 1298Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly; narrow-hearted; as, a stingy churl.