Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
- Entries
- 95,912
- Pages
- 1,538
- Illustrations
- 2,133
Look up a word as the writers of the time used it.
Stran-gū'ri-oŭs, a. p. 1305Laboring under strangury; of the nature of strangury; denoting the pain of strangury. Cheyne.Străn’gu-ry, n. p. 1305(Med.) A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop, from spasmodic muscular contraction. 2. (Bot.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned by a ligature fastened tightly about it.Strāp, n. p. 1305<br>1. A long, narrow slip of cloth, leather, or other material, of various forms and for various uses; as, the strap of a shoe or boot; straps for fastening trunks or other baggage, for stretching…Străp, v. t. p. 1305To beat or chastise with a strap. 2. To fasten or bind with a strap. 3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop, as a razor.Străp'-hĕad, n. p. 1305(Mach.) A journal-box formed at the end of a connecting-rod. [See Illust. of Cotter.]Strap-pā'do, n. p. 1305A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted in drawing an offender to the top of a beam, and letting him fall, by which means a limb was sometimes dislocated. Shak.Strap-pā'do, v. t. p. 1305To punish or torture by the strappado. Milton.Strāp'per, n. p. 1305One who uses a strap. 2. Something unusually large; a person of uncommon size. [Low.]Străp'ping, a. p. 1305Tall; lusty; as, a strapping fellow.Sträp'ple, v. t. p. 1305To hold or bind as with a strap; to entangle. [Obs.] And the reins Strappled his fellows. Chapman.Străp'-shāped, a. p. 1305(Bot.) Shaped like a strap; ligulate.Strāp'-work, n. p. 1305(Arch.) A peculiar kind of ornament adopted in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries (especially in Flanders and Germany), as a general decorative enrichment, and which consisted of a narrow fillet…Strāss, n. p. 1305A colorless glass, which is the base of all artificial gems, and consists chiefly of silex, potash, borax, and oxide of lead. Ure.Strā'tā, n. p. 1305pl. of stratum. See STRATUM.Străt'a-gem, n. p. 1305An artifice, particularly in war; a plan or scheme for deceiving an enemy. 2. A trick by which some advantage is intended to be obtained; any artifice. Those oft are stratagems which errors seem.…Străt'a-gĕm'ĭc-al, a. p. 1305Containing stratagem or artifice. [Rare.]Străt'a-rĭth'me-try, n. p. 1305The art of drawing up an army, or any given number of men, in any geometrical figure, or of estimating or expressing the number of men in such a figure.Străt/e-gĕt'ics, n. sing. p. 1305(Mil.) The science of military movement; generalship. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Stra-tē′/ǧie or Stra-tē′/ǧie-al, a. p. 1305Pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice. Strategic line, a line joining strategic points. — Strategic point, any point or region in the theater of warlike operations which affords to its…Stra-tē'ġi-cal-ly, adv. p. 1305In a strategic manner.Străt'e-ǧist, n. p. 1305One skilled in strategy, or the science of directing great military movements.Stra-tē'gus, n. p. 1305An Athenian general officer.Străt'e-gy, n. p. 1305The science of military command, or the science of directing great military movements; generalship.Străth, n. p. 1305A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs. [Scot.]Străth'spey, n. p. 1305A lively dance of the Scotch. 2. A lively tune, written usually in common time, originally used in the dance so called. Moore.Străt'-i-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 1305The state of being formed into layers in the earth. 2. The act of laying in strata. 3. The process of being arranged in strata or layers.Străt'ĭ-fōrm, a. p. 1305Having the form of strata.Străt'ĭ-fȳ, v. t. p. 1305To form or deposit in layers, as substances in the earth. 2. To lay in strata.Străt'ĭ-grăph'ĭc-al, a. p. 1305(Geol.) Pertaining to the order or arrangement of strata; as, stratigraphical evidence. 2. (Mil.) Pertaining to stratography. Sedgwick.Străt'ĭ-grăph'ĭc-al-ly, adv. p. 1305In a stratigraphical manner.Stra-tōc'ra-cy, n. p. 1305A military government; government by military chiefs and an army. Guthrie.Stra-tōg'ra-phy, n. p. 1305Description of an army, or what belongs to an army.Stra-tŏn'ic, a. p. 1305Of, or pertaining to, an army.Stra-tŏt'ic, a. p. 1305Warlike; military.Strā'tum, n. p. 1305The latter is more common. [Lat., from sternere, stratum, to spread.] 1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of any kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers. Dana. 2. A…Strā'tus, n. p. 1305(Meteor.) A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer; — a term originally proposed by Howard in his classification of clouds. See CLOUD. Olmsted.Straught, p. p. p. 1305of stretch, for stretched. [Obs.]Straw, n. p. 1305The stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, &c., chiefly of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of buckwheat, and peas. ☞ When used of single stalks, it admits of a plural. 2. The stalks…Straw, v. t. p. 1306To spread or scatter. [Obs.] See STREW and STROW.Straw'ber-ry, n. p. 1306(Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus Fragaria. It is highly esteemed for the edible fragrant fruit, of which there are many varieties. The American strawberry is F. Virginiana; the European, F.…Straw'ber-ry-bush, n. p. 1306(Bot.) An American bush (Euonymus Americana), allied to the burning bush, having pods with a scarlet aril. Gray.Straw'ber-ry-peâr, n. p. 1306(Bot.) A plant of the genus Cactus (C. triangularis) which grows in the West Indies, and bears a fruit whose flavor is sweetish, slightly acid, pleasant, and cooling. Loudon.Straw'ber-ry-to-mā'to, n. p. 1306(Bot.) A plant (Physalis Alkekengi) and its fruit; — called also, in common with another species (P. viscosa), ground-cherry, and winter-cherry. Both are cultivated for their fruit, which makes a…Straw'ber-ry-tree, n. p. 1306(Bot.) A small tree (Arbutus unedo), having fruit resembling that of the strawberry. It is a native of the Levant, but has been introduced into England. Lee. Miller.Straw'-cŏl'or, n. p. 1306The color of dry straw; a delicate, yellowish color.Straw'-cŭt'ter, n. p. 1306An instrument to cut straw for fodder.Straw'-drāin, n. p. 1306A drain filled with straw.Straw'-plāit, n. p. 1306A strip formed by plaiting wheat-straw, and used for making hats and bonnets, and other kinds of work.Straw'-worm, n. p. 1306A worm bred in straw.Straw'y, a. p. 1306Pertaining to, made of, or like, straw; consisting of straw; resembling straw. Boyle.Strāy, v. i. p. 1306To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way. Thames among the wanton valleys strays. Denham. 2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large. A sheep…Strāy, v. t. p. 1306To cause to stray; to mislead. [Obs.]Strāy, a. p. 1306Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep. [Colloq.]Strāy, n. p. 1306Any domestic animal that has left an inclosure or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray. Dryden. 2. The act of…Strāy'er, n. p. 1306One who strays; a wanderer.Strēak, n. p. 1306A line or long mark, of a different color from the ground; a stripe. What mean those colored streaks in heaven? Milton. 2. (Ship-building.) A uniform range of planks on the side or bottom, reaching…Strēak, v. t. p. 1306To form streaks or stripes in; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. “A mule admirably streaked and dappled with white and black.” Sandys. “Now streaked and…Strēak, v. i. p. 1306To run swiftly;—hence the vulgar expression, to streak it, that is, to run swiftly.Strēaked, a. p. 1306Marked or variegated with stripes of a different color.Strēak'y, a. p. 1306Having streaks; striped; variegated with lines of a different color.