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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Stōne'-brāsh, n.p. 1301(Agric.) A soil made up of small stones, or finely-broken rock.
  2. Stōne'-brēāk, n.p. 1301(Bot.) A plant;—called also saxifrage.
  3. Stōne'-brūise, n.p. 1301A sore place upon the bottom of the foot, by being bruised by a stone, or as if by a bruise.
  4. Stōne'-bŭck, n.p. 1301See STEINBOK.
  5. Stōne'-chātp. 1301
  6. Stōne′-chăt′ter, n.p. 1301(Ornith.) A lively little bird common in England; Saxicola rubicola.
  7. Stōne'-cōal, n.p. 1301Hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.
  8. Stōne'-cōld, a.p. 1301Cold as a stone. At last as marble rock he standeth still, Stone-cold without, within burnt with love's flame. Fairfax.
  9. Stōne'-côr/al, n.p. 1301Coral which is in masses, in distinction from that which is in the form of branches. Lyell.
  10. Stōne'-crāy, n.p. 1301A distemper in hawks.
  11. Stōne'-crōp, n.p. 1301A sort of tree. Mortimer. 2. (Bot.) A low, succulent plant of the genus Sedum; orpine. See ORPINE. ☞ The stone-crop tree, or shrubby grass-wort, is of the genus Chenopodium. Loudon. Lee.
  12. Stōne'-crŭsh, n.p. 1301A sore place upon the foot, caused by a bruise, or as if by a bruise; a stone-bruise.
  13. Stōne'-cŭr'lew, n.p. 1301(Ornith.) A large species of plover found in Europe (Edicnemus crepitans). It frequents stony places, and is also called thick-kneed plover or bustard, and thick-knee.
  14. Stōne'-cŭt'ter, n.p. 1301One whose occupation is to cut or hew stones.
  15. Stōne'-cŭt'ting, n.p. 1301The business of hewing stones for walls, steps,
  16. Stōne'-ēat'er, n.p. 1301(Zoöl.) An animal that eats or gnaws away stone;—applied to certain bivalve mollusks which form holes in rocks.
  17. Stōne'-fal'con, n.p. 1301(Ornith.) A kind of hawk which builds its nest among the rocks. Crabb.
  18. Stōne'-fĕrn, n.p. 1301A certain plant. Ainsworth.
  19. Stōne'-flȳ, n.p. 1301A certain insect. Ainsworth.
  20. Stōne'-fruit, n.p. 1301Fruit whose seeds are covered with a hard shell enveloped in the pulp, as peaches, cherries, plums, and the like; a drupe.
  21. Stōne'-gall, n.p. 1301The same as STANNEL, q. v.
  22. Stōne'-hăm'mer, n.p. 1301A hammer formed with a face at one end, and a thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other, used for breaking stone, as for making roads.
  23. Stōne'-hăwk, n.p. 1301A kind of hawk. Ainsworth.
  24. Stōne'-heärt'ed, a.p. 1301Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.
  25. Stōne'hĕnġe, n.p. 1301An assemblage of upright and horizontal stones on Salisbury Plain, England;—generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical temple.
  26. Stōne'-hôrse, n.p. 1301A horse not castrated. Mortimer.
  27. Stōne'-lĭl'y, n.p. 1301(Paleon.) A species of fossil crinoidean, or encrinite, especially Encrinitis moniliformis, or Encrinus liliiformis. See ENCRINITE.
  28. Stōne'-mär'ten, n.p. 1301(Zoöl.) A species of marten (Martes Foina of Gmelin), found in stony or mountainous regions.
  29. Stōne'-mā'son, n.p. 1301A mason who works or builds in stone. Simmonds.
  30. Stōne'-mōr'tar, n.p. 1301(Mil.) A large mortar used in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones or hand-grenades upon the heads of an enemy.
  31. Stōne'-oil, n.p. 1301Rock-oil; petroleum.
  32. Stōne'-pärs'ley, n.p. 1301A plant of the genus Bubon.
  33. Stōne'-pīne, n.p. 1301(Bot.) A species of pine (Pinus pinea), the seeds of which are edible. It grows in the southern parts of Europe.
  34. Stōne'-pĭt, n.p. 1301A pit or quarry where stones are dug.
  35. Stōne'-pĭtch, n.p. 1301Hard, inspissated pitch.
  36. Stōne'-plȯv'er, n.p. 1301(Ornith.) The same as STONE-CURLEW.
  37. Stōn'er, n.p. 1301One who beats or kills with stones. 2. One who walls with stones.
  38. Stōne'-rōōt, n.p. 1301(Bot.) A North American plant of the genus Collinsonia (C. Canadensis), the flowers of which have an odor resembling that of lemons; horse-balm. Gray.
  39. Stōne’s′-cāst, n.p. 1301The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.
  40. Stōnes'field Slātep. 1301A slaty limestone of the oolitic formation, abounding in the remains of mammals, and occurring near Stonesfield, in Oxfordshire, England. Dana.
  41. Stōne'-snīpe, n.p. 1301(Ornith.) A large snipe (Gambella melanoleuca), common in the United States.
  42. Stōne'-squār'er, n.p. 1301One who forms stones into squares.
  43. Stōne’s’-thrōw, n.p. 1301The distance to which a stone can be thrown by the hand; a stone’s-cast.
  44. Stōne'-wall, n.p. 1301A wall built of stones.
  45. Stōne'-wāre, n.p. 1301A species of potter’s ware of a coarse kind, glazed and baked.
  46. Stōne'-weed, n.p. 1301(Bot.) A troublesome weed of the genus Lithospermum, having spear-shaped flowers, with yellowish or milk-white corols.
  47. Stōne'-work, n.p. 1301Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone. Mortimer.
  48. Stōn′i-ness, n.p. 1301The quality or state of being stony, or abounding with stones; as, the stoniness of ground renders it difficult to till. 2. Hardness of heart. [Rare.] Hammond.
  49. Stōn'y, a.p. 1302Relating to, made or consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, stone; as, a stony tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust. 2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific. “The stony dart…
  50. Stŏn'y-heärt'ed, a.p. 1302Hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling.
  51. Stōod, imp.p. 1302of stand. See STAND.
  52. Stōok, n.p. 1302A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; — in England, twelve sheaves.
  53. Stōok, v. t.p. 1302To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks.
  54. Stōol, n.p. 1302A seat without a back; a little form consisting of a board with three or four legs, intended as a seat for one person. Watts. 2. The seat used in evacuating the contents of the bowels; hence, an…
  55. Stōol, n.p. 1302The root or stem of a tree or plant, cut off near the ground, from which shoots spring up; also, the set of shoots thus produced; as, a stool of raspberry plants.
  56. Stōol, v. i.p. 1302(Agric.) To ramify; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers.
  57. Stōol'-ball, n.p. 1302A play in which balls are driven from stool to stool. Nausicaa With other virgins did at stool-ball play. Chapman.
  58. Stōol'-pĭg'eon, n.p. 1302A pigeon used as a decoy, to draw others within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.
  59. Stōom, v. t.p. 1302To give strength to; to cause to be lively, as weak liquor by the introduction of must or other ingredients; to stum. Howell.
  60. Stōop, v. i.p. 1302To bend the body downward and forward; to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or walking. 2. To yield; to submit; to bend by compulsion. Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long. . .…