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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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Stir'i-ā'ted, a. p. 1299Adorned with pendants like icicles.Stir'i-oüs, a. p. 1299Resembling icicles. [Obs.] Crystal is sometimes found in rocks, and, in some places, not much unlike the stirious or stillicidious dependencies of ice. Browne.Stirk, n. p. 1299A young ox or heifer. [Prov. Eng.] Simmonds.Stir'less, a. p. 1299Without stirring; very quiet; still. “Lying helpless and stirless.” Hare.Stirp, n. p. 1299Stock; race; family. [Obs. and rare.] Bacon.Stir'rage, n. p. 1299The act of stirring; stir; commotion. [Obs. and rare.] Granger.Stir'rer, n. p. 1299One who stirs, or is in motion. 2. One who puts in motion. 3. A riser in the morning. 4. One who stirs up; an exciter; an instigator.Stir'ring, p. a. p. 1299Putting in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life. “A more stirring and intellectual age than any which has gone before it.”…Stir'rup, n. p. 1299A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, leather, &c., horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of the rider, and attached to a strap which is fastened to the saddle, — used to assist persons in…Stir'rup-cup, n. p. 1299A parting cup taken on horseback. Scott.Stir'rup-ī'ron, n. p. 1299The ring of steel or iron attached to a stirrup-leather to receive the foot.Stir'rup-leath'er or Stir'rup-strap, n. p. 1299A strap that supports a stirrup. See STIRRUP.Stĭtch, v. t. p. 1299To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches; as, to stitch a shirt-bosom. 2. To sew or unite together; as, to stitch the leaves of…Stĭtch, v. i. p. 1299To practice stitching.Stĭtch, n. p. 1299A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made. 2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a link of yarn; as, to let down a stitch; to take up a…Stĭtch'el, n. p. 1299A kind of hairy wool.Stitch'er, n. p. 1299One who stitches.Stitch'er-y, n. p. 1299Needlework; — in contempt. Shak.Stitch'-fallen, a. p. 1299Fallen, as a stitch in knitting. [Obs.] Dryden.Stitch'ing, n. p. 1299The act of one who stitches. 2. Work done by sewing in such a manner that a continuous line of stitches is shown on the surface. 3. The forming of land into ridges or divisions.Stitch'wort, n. p. 1299(Bot.) A plant of the genus Stellaria; stichwort. Loudon.Stith, a. p. 1299Strong; rigid. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Stith, n. p. 1299An anvil; a stithy. [Obs.] He invented also pincers, hammers, iron crows, and the anvil, or stithe. Holland.Stith'y, n. p. 1299An anvil. All the while it never came on a Woodstock stithy. W. Scott. 2. A smith's shop; a smithy; a smithery. “Vulcan's stithy.” Shak. 3. A certain disease in oxen.Stĭth'y, v. t. p. 1299To forge on an anvil. “The forge that stithied Mars’ helm.” Shak.Stive, v. t. p. 1299To stuff up close. Sandys. 2. To make hot, sultry, and close. His chamber being commonly stived with friends or suitors of one kind or other. Wotton. 3. To cook by a gentle fire; to stew; as, to…Sti'ver, n. p. 1299A Dutch coin and money of account, of the value of two cents, or about one penny sterling.Stōak, v. t. p. 1299(Naut.) To stop; to choke.Stōat, n. p. 1299(Zool.) The ermine; — so called when of a reddish color, as in summer. Ed. Encyc.Stō'cah, n. p. 1299An attendant; a wallet-boy. [Obs.] Spenser.Stoc-cāde', n. p. 1299See STOCKADE.Stoc-cāde', v. t. p. 1299To fortify with sharpened posts. See STOCKADE.Stoc-cā'do, n. p. 1299A stab; a thrust with a rapier. Shak. 2. A stockade. See STOCKADE.Sto-chăs'tic, a. p. 1299Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Obs.] Browne.Stŏck, n. p. 1299The stem or main body of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk. Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the scent of…Stŏck, v. t. p. 1300To lay up; to put aside for future use, as merchandise, and the like. 2. To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to supply; as, to stock a warehouse, that is, to fill it with goods…Stŏck, a. p. 1300Used or serviceable for constant service, or application, as if constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard; permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock sermon. “A stock…Stock-āde', n. p. 1300(Mil.) A line of posts or stakes set in the earth as a fence or barrier; a slight fortification. [Written also stoccade.] 2. An inclosure or pen made with posts and stakes.Stock-āde', v. t. p. 1300To surround or fortify with sharpened posts fixed in the ground; to protect by means of a stockade.Stŏck'-brō'ker, n. p. 1300A broker who deals in the purchase and sale of shares or stocks.Stŏck'-dŏve, n. p. 1300(Ornith.) The wild pigeon of Europe (Columba ænas), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some authors, from its breeding in the stocks of…Stöck'er, n. p. 1300A man engaged in making stock-locks. Simmonds.Stŏck'-ex-chāṅge', n. p. 1300The building or place where stocks are bought and sold; stock-market; hence, transactions of all kinds in stocks. 2. An association or body of stock-brokers who meet and transact business by certain…Stŏck'-fărm'er, n. p. 1300A farmer who makes it his business to rear live stock, as cattle, &c.Stöck'-fish, n. p. 1300Cod dried in the sun without being salted;—so called from its hardness.Stŏck-gĭl'ly-flow'er, n. p. 1300(Bot.) A plant of the genus Mathiola (M. incana), much cultivated for the sweetness and beauty of its flowers.Stöck'-gōld, n. p. 1300Gold laid up so as to form a stock or hoard.Stŏck'-hōld-er, n. p. 1300One who is a proprietor of stock in the public funds, or in the funds of a bank or other company.Stock-i-nĕt', n. p. 1300An elastic knit textile fabric, of which stockings, under-garments, &c., are made.Stŏck'ing, n. p. 1300A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.Stŏck'ing, v. t. p. 1300To dress in stockings. Dryden.Stŏck'ing-frāme, n. p. 1300A frame or machine for weaving stockings, or other hosiery goods.Stöck'ish, a. p. 1300Hard; stupid; blockish. [Rare.] Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. Shak.Stŏck'-jŏb'ber, n. p. 1300One who speculates in stocks for gain; one whose occupation is to buy and sell stocks.Stŏck'-jŏb/bĭng, n. p. 1300The act or art of dealing in stocks.Stöck'-list, n. p. 1300A list or account of the prices of stocks. Simmonds.Stŏck'-lŏck, n. p. 1300A lock fixed in a wooden case or frame. Buchanan.Stöck'-man, n. p. 1300A herdsman; one having the charge of stock. [Australia.] Howitt.Stŏck'-mār'ket, n. p. 1300A place where stocks are bought and sold; the stock-exchange. 2. A market for cattle.Stöck'-pûrse, n. p. 1300A common purse. 2. (Mil.) Moneys saved out of the expenses of a company or regiment, and applied to objects of common interest. W. Scott.