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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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Stōne'-fal'con, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) A kind of hawk which builds its nest among the rocks. Crabb.Stōne'-fĕrn, n. p. 1301A certain plant. Ainsworth.Stōne'-flȳ, n. p. 1301A certain insect. Ainsworth.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.Stōne'-gall, n. p. 1301The same as STANNEL, q. v.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.Stōne'-hăwk, n. p. 1301A kind of hawk. Ainsworth.Stōne'-heärt'ed, a. p. 1301Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.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.Stōne'-hôrse, n. p. 1301A horse not castrated. Mortimer.Stōne'-lĭl'y, n. p. 1301(Paleon.) A species of fossil crinoidean, or encrinite, especially Encrinitis moniliformis, or Encrinus liliiformis. See ENCRINITE.Stōne'-mär'ten, n. p. 1301(Zoöl.) A species of marten (Martes Foina of Gmelin), found in stony or mountainous regions.Stōne'-mā'son, n. p. 1301A mason who works or builds in stone. Simmonds.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.Stōne'-oil, n. p. 1301Rock-oil; petroleum.Stōne'-pärs'ley, n. p. 1301A plant of the genus Bubon.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.Stōne'-pĭt, n. p. 1301A pit or quarry where stones are dug.Stōne'-pĭtch, n. p. 1301Hard, inspissated pitch.Stōne'-plȯv'er, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) The same as STONE-CURLEW.Stōn'er, n. p. 1301One who beats or kills with stones. 2. One who walls with stones.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.Stōne’s′-cāst, n. p. 1301The distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand.Stōnes'field Slāte p. 1301A slaty limestone of the oolitic formation, abounding in the remains of mammals, and occurring near Stonesfield, in Oxfordshire, England. Dana.Stōne'-snīpe, n. p. 1301(Ornith.) A large snipe (Gambella melanoleuca), common in the United States.Stōne'-squār'er, n. p. 1301One who forms stones into squares.Stōne’s’-thrōw, n. p. 1301The distance to which a stone can be thrown by the hand; a stone’s-cast.Stōne'-wall, n. p. 1301A wall built of stones.Stōne'-wāre, n. p. 1301A species of potter’s ware of a coarse kind, glazed and baked.Stōne'-weed, n. p. 1301(Bot.) A troublesome weed of the genus Lithospermum, having spear-shaped flowers, with yellowish or milk-white corols.Stōne'-work, n. p. 1301Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone. Mortimer.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.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…Stŏn'y-heärt'ed, a. p. 1302Hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling.Stōod, imp. p. 1302of stand. See STAND.Stōok, n. p. 1302A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; — in England, twelve sheaves.Stōok, v. t. p. 1302To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks.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…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.Stōol, v. i. p. 1302(Agric.) To ramify; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers.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.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.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.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. . .…Stōop, v. t. p. 1302To cause to incline downward; to sink; as, to stoop a cask of liquor. 2. To cause to submit; to overcome; to prostrate. [Obs.] Many of those whose states so tempt thine ears Are stooped by death; and…Stōop, n. p. 1302The act of stooping or bending the body forward; inclination forward. 2. Descent from dignity or superiority; condescension. Can any loyal subject see With patience such a stoop from sovereignty?…Stōop, n. p. 1302The steps of a door; often, a porch with a balustrade and seats on the sides. [U. S.] J. F. Cooper.Stōop, n. p. 1302A vessel of liquor; a flagon. Fetch me a stoop of liquor. Shak. 2. [Allied to A-S. steb, trunk, Ger. stab. See STAFF.] A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.]Stōōp'er, n. p. 1302One who stoops, or bends the body forward.Stōōp'ing-ly, adv. p. 1302In a stooping manner or position; with a bending of the body forward.Stōor, v. i. p. 1302To rise in clouds, as dust or smoke. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Stōōt'er, n. p. 1302A small silver coin in Holland, valued at two and a half stivers, or about five cents.Stŏp, v. t. p. 1302To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop a vent; to stop the ears. 2. To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to stop a way, road, or passage. 3. To arrest the progress of…Stŏp, v. i. p. 1302To cease to go forward. Some strange commotion Is in his brain; he bites his lip, and starts; Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground. Shak. 2. To cease from any motion or course of action. The best…Stŏp, n. p. 1302The act of stopping or the state of being stopped; hindrance of progress, of operation, or of action; cessation; repression; interruption; check; obstruction. Occult qualities put a stop to the…Stŏp'-cŏck, n. p. 1302A pipe for letting out a fluid, stopped by a turning-cock.Stōpe, n. p. 1302(Mining.) An horizontal bed or layer forming one of a series of steps, into which the upper surface of an excavation is cut. Pryce.Stōpe, v. t. p. 1302(Mining.) (a.) To excavate in the form of stopes or steps. (b.) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.Stŏp'-gāp, n. p. 1302That which closes or fills up an opening, gap, or chasm. Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue. Hare. 2. Hence, a temporary expedient. [Rare.]Stōp'ing, n. p. 1302(Mining.) The act of stoping, or breaking down the surface of an excavation with a pick.