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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Strād'o-mĕt'rie-al, a. p. 1304Of, or relating to, the measuring of streets or roads.Străg'gle, v. i. p. 1304To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; as, when troops are on the march, the men should not straggle. 2. To wander at large without any certain direction or object; to ramble. The wolf…Strāg'glēr, n. p. 1304One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper course; one who rambles without any settled direction. 2. A vagabond; a wandering, shiftless fellow. 3. Something that shoots beyond the rest…Strāg'gling-ly, adv. p. 1304In a straggling manner.Strähl'steīn, n. p. 1304(Min.) Actinolite. See ACTINOLITE. Ure.Strāight, a. p. 1304Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line; a straight course; a straight piece of timber.Strāight, a. p. 1304Narrow; close; tight; as, a straight garment;—properly written strait. See STRAIT. 2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the…Strāight, adv. p. 1304Immediately; directly; in the shortest time. I know thy generous temper well; Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it, It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze. Addison.Strāight, v. t. p. 1304To straighten. [Rare.] The old gypsy set about arranging the dead body, composing its limbs, and straighting the arms by its side. W. Scott.Strāight'-arch, n. p. 1304(Arch.) A form of arch in which the intrados is straight, but with its joints drawn concentrically, as in a common arch. Brande.Strāight'-ēdge, n. p. 1304A small board, or piece of metal, having one edge perfectly straight, used to ascertain whether a surface is exactly even.Strāight'en, v. t. p. 1304To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form. 2. To reduce to difficulties or distress.Strāight'en, v. t. p. 1304To make narrow, tense, or close; to tighten; to straiten. See STRAITEN.Strāight'en-er, n. p. 1304One who, or that which straightens.Strāight'forth, adv. p. 1304Directly; henceforth; straightway. [Obs.]Strāight'for-ward, a. p. 1304Proceeding in a straight course; not deviating.Strāight'for-ward-ly, adv. p. 1304In a straight-forward manner.Strāight'for-ward-ness, n. p. 1304Direction in a straight course; undeviating rectitude.Strāight'-joint, a. p. 1304(Arch.) Having straight joints; — said of a floor, the boards of which are so laid that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves. Prindle.Strāight'-lined, a. p. 1304Having straight lines.Strāight'ly, adv. p. 1304In a right line; not crookedly.Strāight'ly, adv. p. 1304Tightly; closely; straitly. See STRAITLY.Strāight'ness, n. p. 1304The quality or state of being straight; rectitude.Strāight'ness, n. p. 1304Narrowness; tension; tightness; straitness.Strāight'-pight, a. p. 1304Straight in form or upright in position; erect. [Obs.] Shak.Strāight'wāy, adv. p. 1304Immediately; without loss of time; without delay. He took the damsel by the hand, and said to her, Talitha cumi. . . . And straightway the damsel arose. Mark v. 41, 42.Strāight'wāys, adv. p. 1304Straightway. [Obs.]Strāik, n. p. 1304The same as STRAKE, q. v.Strāin, v. t. p. 1304To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a ship; to strain the cords of an instrument. 2. To put to the utmost strength; to exert to…Strāin, v. i. p. 1304To make violent efforts. “Straining with too weak a wing.” Pope. To build his fortune I will strain a little. Shak. 2. To be filtered; as, water straining through sand becomes pure.Strāin, n. p. 1304A violent effort; undue or extreme tension, as of the limbs or muscles; over-exertion. “Whether any poet of our country since Shakespeare has exerted a greater variety of powers with less strain and…Strāin'a-ble, a. p. 1304Capable of being strained. [Obs.]Strāin'er, n. p. 1304One who strains. 2. That through which any liquid passes for purification; an instrument for filtration.Strāint, n. p. 1304The same as STRAIN, q. v. [Obs.] Spenser.Strait (strāt), a. p. 1304Narrow; close; not broad. Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Matt. vii. 14. 2. Close; intimate; as, a strait degree of favor. [Rare.]…Strāit, n. p. 1304(Geog.) A narrow pass or passage, either in a mountain or in the ocean, between continents or other portions of land; as, the straits of Gibraltar; the straits of Magellan; the straits of Dover; —…Strāit, v. t. p. 1304To put to difficulties. [Obs.] Shak.Strāit'en, v. t. p. 1304To make strait; to narrow; to confine. “In narrow circuit, straitened by a foe.” Milton. Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges, give a roaring noise. Bacon. 2. To make tense or tight.…Strāit'-hănd'ed, a. p. 1304Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. [Rare.]Strāit'-hănd'ed-ness, n. p. 1304The quality of being strait-handed; niggardliness; parsimony. [Rare.]Strāit'-jăck'et, n. p. 1304A strait-waistcoat.Strāit'-lāçed, a. p. 1304Bound tightly with stays. We have few well-shaped that are strait-laced. Locke. 2. Restricted; stiff; constrained. [Rare.] Fuller. 3. Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.Strāit'ly, adv. p. 1304In a strait manner; narrowly; closely; strictly; rigorously; intimately.Strāit'ness, n. p. 1304The state or quality of being strait; narrowness; strictness; rigor; distress; difficulty; want; scarcity; as, the straitness of a place; straitness of mind; straitness of circumstances.Strāit'-wāist'cōat, n. p. 1304A dress, made of strong materials, used for restraining maniacs, or those laboring under violent delirium, and having long sleeves which are tied behind the back, so that the arms can not be…Strāke, imp. p. 1304of strike. [Obs.] See STRIKE.Strāke, n. p. 1304A streak. [Obs.] 2. A narrow board. [Obs.] 3. An iron band by which the felloes of a wheel are secured to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but in separate pieces. 4. (Ship-building.)…Străm, v. i. p. 1304To spread out the limbs; to walk with long, ungraceful strides. [Low.] 2. To spring or recoil with violence. [Prov. Eng.]Străm, v. t. p. 1304To dash down violently; to beat. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Străm'ash, v. t. p. 1304To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy. [Prov. and vulgar Eng.]Străm'ash, n. p. 1304A turmoil; a broil. [Scot.]Străm'a-zoun, n. p. 1304A direct descending blow with the edge of a sword. [Obs.]Stra-mĭn'e-oŭs, a. p. 1304Strawy; consisting of straw. Robinson. 2. Chaffy; like straw; straw-colored. Burton.Stra-mō'ni-ŭm, n. p. 1304(Bot.) A plant (Datura stramonium) having rank leaves, and large trumpet-shaped flowers; — called also Jamestown weed, and thorn-apple. It has poisonous properties, and is used in medicine as a…Străm'o-ny̆, n. p. 1304(Bot.) Stramonium.Strănd, n. p. 1304The shore or beach of the sea or ocean, or of a large lake, and rarely of a navigable river. 2. One of the twists or parts of which a rope is composed.Strănd, v. t. p. 1304To drive or run aground on a shore or strand, as a ship. 2. To break one of the strands of, as a rope.Strănd, v. i. p. 1305To drift or be driven on shore; to run aground; as, a ship strands at high water.Strāng, a. p. 1305Strong. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Strānge, a. p. 1305Belonging to another country; foreign. I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers tongues. Ascham. 2. Not domestic; belonging to other persons. So she, impatient her own faults to see…