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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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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.Stŏp'less, a. p. 1302Not to be stopped. [Obs.] Davenant.Stŏp'page, n. p. 1302The act of stopping or arresting progress or motion; or the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.Stŏp'per, n. p. 1302One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel. 2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends…Stōp'per, v. t. p. 1302To close or secure with a stopper.Stöp'per-bōlt, n. p. 1302(Naut.) A large ring-bolt in a ship's deck, to which the deck-stoppers are hooked.Stöp'ping-out, n. p. 1302A method adopted in etching, to give effect to lines varying their darkness and breadth, by allowing the acid to remain on some longer than on others, it being kept from those parts which are dark…Stōp'-plānk, n. p. 1302One of the planks employed to form a sort of dam in some hydraulic works.Stŏp'ple, n. p. 1302That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.Stöp'ple, v. t. p. 1302To close the mouth of any thing with a stopple.Stōp'-watch, n. p. 1302A watch whose hands can be stopped in order to calculate the time that has passed, as in timing a race. Simmonds.Stōr'age, n. p. 1302The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe keeping; or the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse. 2. The price charged or paid for keeping goods in a store.Stō'rax, n. p. 1302A fragrant resin resembling benzoin, and obtained from Styrax officinalis. It is of a reddish-brown color, soft and unctuous to the touch, but pliable and brittle. In medicine, it is used as an…Stōre, n. p. 1302That which is accumulated or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number. The ships are fraught with store of victuals. Bacon.…Stōre, a. p. 1302Accumulated; hoarded; laid up. [Obs.] “Store treasure.” Bacon.Stōre, v. t. p. 1302To collect as a reserved supply; to gather in quantities; to accumulate; to furnish; to supply; to replenish. “Her mind with thousand virtues stored.” Prior. Wise Plato said the world with men was…Stōre'-house, n. p. 1302A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a ware-house. Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians. Gen. xli. 56. The Scripture…Stōre'-keep'er, n. p. 1303A man who has the care of a store.Stōre'-pāy, n. p. 1303Payment for goods or work in articles from a store, instead of money;—a common usage in manufacturing towns and country stores. [U. S.] Bartlett.Stōr'er, n. p. 1303One who lays up or forms a store.Stōre'-rōom, n. p. 1303Room in a store-house or repository; a room in which articles are stored.Stōre'-ship, n. p. 1303A vessel used to transport naval stores to a fleet, garrison, and the like. Simmonds.Stō'rey, n. p. 1303See STORY.Stôr'ge, n. p. 1303Parental affection; tender love; that strong, instinctive affection, which animals have for their young.