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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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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.Strēam, n. p. 1306A current of water or other fluid; a liquid substance flowing in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river or brook, or from a vessel or other reservoir or fountain; specifically, (a.) A…Strēam, v. i. p. 1306To issue in a stream; to flow in a current, as a fluid or whatever resembles fluids. “Beneath the banks where rivers stream.” Milton. 2. To pour out or emit an abundant stream, as of tears. “Grateful…Strēam, v. t. p. 1306To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to pour. It may so please that she at length will stream / Some dew of grace into my withered heart. Spencer. 2. To mark with colors or…Strēam'-ănch'or, n. p. 1306(Naut.) An anchor lighter than the bower, and heavier than the kedge, and used chiefly in warping or mooring in a river or like place. Totten.Strēam'-eā'ble, n. p. 1306(Naut.) The cable attached to a stream-anchor.Strēam'ér, n. p. 1306An ensign or flag; a pennon or flag, especially when long and narrow, extended or flowing in the wind. Brave Rupert from afar appears, Whose waving streamers the glad general knows. Dryden. 2. A…Strēam'ful, a. p. 1306Abounding in streams, or in water. “The streamful tide.” Drayton.Strēam'-īçe, n. p. 1306A continued ridge of pieces of ice, running in a particular direction. Simmonds.Strēam'let, n. p. 1306A small stream; a rivulet; a rill.Strēam'-tīn, n. p. 1306Particles or masses of tin-ore found in alluvial ground. Brande.Strēam'-works, n. pl. p. 1306(Cornish Mining.) Alluvial deposits of tin-ore, usually worked in the open air, by means of a stream of water. Ure.Strēam'y, a. p. 1306Abounding with streams or running water. Arcadia, However streamy now, adust and dry, Denied the goddess water. Prior. 2. Flowing with a current or stream. His nodding helm emits a streamy ray. Pope.Streek, v. t. p. 1306To lay out as a dead body; to streak. [Obs.] See STREAK.Street, n. p. 1306A paved way or road; a city road; hence, a main way, in distinction from a lane or alley. “At home or through the high streets passing.” Milton. Street-door, the door of a house or any building…Street'-walk'er, n. p. 1306A common prostitute who offers herself to sale in the streets.Street'-ward, n. p. 1306An officer having the care of the streets. [Written also stretward.] Cowell.Straight, n. p. 1306See STRAIT.Streight, adv. p. 1306“Strictly.” [Obs.] See STRAIT.Strĕl'itz, n. p. 1306A soldier of the ancient Muscovite militia.Stre-lĭt'zĭ-a, n. p. 1306(Bot.) A genus of plants found at the Cape of Good Hope, having rigid, glaucous leaves, and singularly irregular flowers of a yellow, blue, or white color. Baird.Strēne, n. p. 1306Race; offspring. [Obs.] Chaucer.Strength, n. p. 1306The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body, or of the arm…Strēngth, v. t. p. 1306To strengthen. [Obs.]Strength'en, v. t. p. 1306<br>1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to, either physical, legal, or moral: to confirm; to establish; as, to strengthen a limb; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen…Strèngth'en, v. i. p. 1307To grow strong or stronger. The young disease, that must subdue at length, Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength. Pope.Strèngth'en-er, n. p. 1307One who, or that which, increases strength, physical or moral. 2. (Med.) A medicine which increases vital energy and strength of action.Strĕngth'ful, a. p. 1307Abounding in strength; strong. Florence my friend, in court my faction Not meanly strengthful. Marston.Strĕngth'ful-ness, n. p. 1307The state or quality of being strengthful; great strength.Strĕngth'ing, n. p. 1307A stronghold; a fortification; a strength. [Obs.]Strèngth'less, a. p. 1307Wanting strength; destitute of power. “Two strengthless doves.” Shak. 2. Wanting spirit. [Rare.] Boyle.Strèngth'ly, a. p. 1307Having strength; strong. [Obs.]Stre-nu'i-ty, n. p. 1307The quality of being strenuous; urgency; activity; ardor; nimbleness. [Obs.]Strĕn'u-ous, a. p. 1307Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; bold; earnest; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous opposer of African slavery; a strenuous defender of his…Strĕn'ū-ous-ly, adv. p. 1307In a strenuous manner; ardently; boldly; vigorously; actively.Strĕn'ū-ous-ness, n. p. 1307The condition or quality of being strenuous; eagerness; earnestness; active zeal.Strĕp'ent, a. p. 1307Noisy; loud. [Rare.] Shenstone.Strĕp'er-ous, a. p. 1307Loud; boisterous. [Rare.]Streps-īp'ter, n. p. 1307(Entom.) One of an order of insects having the anterior wings quite rudimentary, and in the form of short, slender, twisted appendages, the posterior being large and membranous. They are mostly…Streps-íp'ter-ā, n. pl. p. 1307See STREPSIPTER.Streps-īp'ter-ōus, a. p. 1307(Entom.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the strepsiptera.Strĕp'so-rhĭnes, n. p. 1307See MONKEY.Strèss, n. p. 1307Distress. [Obs.] “Sad herself of his heavy stress.” Spenser. 2. That which bears with force or weight, or the force or weight itself; that which constrains, or has great power or importance…Strĕss, v. t. p. 1307To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties. [Rare.] Spenser.