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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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Stretch'ing-cōurse, n. p. 1307(Arch.) A course or series of stretchers. Britton.Stretch'ing-piece, n. p. 1307(Arch.) See STRUT.Strēt'ward, n. p. 1307See STREETWARD.Strew, v. t. p. 1307To scatter; to spread by scattering;—always applied to dry substances separable into parts or particles; as, to strew seed in beds; to strew sand on or over a floor; to strew flowers over a grave. 2.…Strew'ing, n. p. 1307The act of scattering or spreading over. 2. Any thing fit to be strewed; litter, as for cattle;—used chiefly in the plural. [Obs.] Shak.Strew'ment, n. p. 1307Any thing scattered in decoration. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Strī'ā, n. p. 1307(Nat. Hist.) A small channel, or thread-like line, in the surface of a shell, a crystal, or other object. 2. (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters, and the like. Oxf. Gloss. 3.…Strī'āte, v. t. p. 1307To mark with grooves or channels. “Striated longitudinally.” R. Owen.Strī'ate or Strī'ā-ted, a. p. 1307Formed with small channels; finely channeled. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Streaked delicately with colored lines, or with very slender parallel groovings. 3. (Fine Arts.) Disposed in ornamental lines, either…Stri-ā'tion, n. p. 1307The state of being striated, or marked with fine parallel lines.Strī'a-tūre, n. p. 1307A stria, or channel of a striated surface. Dana.Strĭck, n. p. 1307A bird of ill omen. [Obs.] Spenser.Strĭck'en, p. p. p. 1307of strike, and p. a. 1. Struck; smitten; as, the stricken deer. See STRIKE. 2. Brought under influence or control; struck. When I first saw her I was presently stricken [with love]. Sidney. 3. Worn…Strĭck'le, n. p. 1307An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure; a strike. [Written also strickler, strickless, and strickle.] 2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle. 3. An instrument used in…Strick'ler, n. p. 1307See STRICKLE.Strĭck'less, n. p. 1307See STRICKLE.Strĭct, a. p. 1307Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a strict ligature. 2. Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict or lax fiber. 3. Exact; accurate; rigorously nice; as, to keep strict watch. It shall be…Strĭct'ly, adv. p. 1307In a strict manner; tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; rigorously.Strīct'ness, n. p. 1307The quality or condition of being strict; closeness; tightness;—opposed to laxity. 2. Exactness in the observance of rules, laws, rites, and the like; rigorous accuracy; nice regularity or precision.…Strĭct'ūre, n. p. 1307Strictness. [Obs.] “A man of stricture and firm abstinence.” Shak. 2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] Hale. 3. A touch of adverse criticism; critical remark; censure. I have given myself the…Strĭct'ūred, a. p. 1307Affected with stricture; as, a strictured duct.Strĭd, n. p. 1307A narrow passage (which appears as if it might be crossed at a stride), torn by a river through high precipitous banks, between which the water rushes with great violence and a stunning noise. [Prov.…Stride, n. p. 1307A step, especially one that is long, measured, or pompous. Her voice theatrically loud, And masculine her stride. Swift. At one stride comes the dark. Coleridge.Stride, v. i. p. 1307To walk with long steps. Mars in the middle of the shining shield Is graved, and strides along the field. Dryden. 2. To straddle. I mean to stride your steed. Shak.Strīde, v. t. p. 1308To pass over at a step. See him stride Valleys wide. Arbuthnot.Stri'dent, a. p. 1308Characterized by harshness; grating. “A strident voice.” Thackeray.Strĭ'dôr, n. p. 1308A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise. Dryden.Strīd'ū-lōūs, a. p. 1308Making a small, harsh sound, or a creaking. Browne.Strīfe, n. p. 1308Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts. “Doting about questions and strifes of words.” 1 Tim. vi. 4. Thus gods contended—noble…Strīfe'ful, a. p. 1308Contentious; discordant. The ape was strifeful and ambitious, And the fox guileful and most covetous. Spenser.Strīg'ĭl, n. p. 1308(Antiq.) An instrument of metal, ivory, or horn, used for scraping the skin at the bath.Strīg'ĭl-lōse, a. p. 1308(Bot.) Set with stiff, slender bristles.Strig'ment, n. p. 1308Scraping; that which is scraped off. [Obs.] Browne.Strī-gōse' or Strī'gōus, a. p. 1308(Bot.) Set with stiff, lanceolate bristles; hispid; as, a strigose leaf. Martyn.Strīke, v. t. p. 1308To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or an instrument; to give a blow to, either with the hand or any instrument or missile. He at Philippi kept His sword e'en like a dancer, while I…Strike, v. i. p. 1308To make a quick blow or thrust. It pleased the king To strike at me upon his misconstruction. Shak. 2. To hit; to collide; to dash; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against the bell of a clock. 3. To…Strike, n. p. 1308An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above the level of the top. 2. A bushel; four pecks. [Prov. Eng.] Tusser. 3. An old…Strīke'-blŏck, n. p. 1308(Carp.) A plane shorter than a jointer, used for shooting a short joint. Moxon.Strik'er, n. p. 1308One who, or that which, strikes. 2. A harpoon. Simmonds. 3. A wencher. [Obs.] Massinger.Strik'ing, p. a. p. 1308Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance of features. “A striking fact.” De Quincey.Strik'ing-dis'tance, n. p. 1308The distance through which a given effort or instrumentality will be effective.Strik'ing-ly, adv. p. 1308In a striking manner; in such a manner as to affect or surprise; forcibly; strongly; impressively.Strĭk'ing-ness, n. p. 1308The quality of being striking, or of affecting or surprising.Strik'le, n. p. 1308See STRICKLE.String, n. p. 1308A small rope, line, or cord, or a slender strip of leather or other like substance, used for fastening or tying things. 2. A ribbon. Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string. Prior. 3. A…String, v. t. p. 1308To furnish with strings. Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet? Gay. 2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument. For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung. Addison. 3. To…String'-bănd, n. p. 1308(Mus.) A band of musicians using only, or chiefly, stringed instruments.String'-beans, n. pl. p. 1308French beans, or bush-beans; — so called from the string-like fiber which is stripped from the sides of the pods in preparing them, when green, for the table. [U. S.] Bartlett.Strĭng'-bōard, n. p. 1308A long board that sustains any important part of a frame-work or structure; especially, a board which sustains the ends of the steps in a wooden staircase.String'-cōurse, n. p. 1308(Arch.) A projecting, horizontal band or line of moldings in a building.Stringed, a. p. 1308Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. 2. Produced by strings. “Answering the stringed noise.” [Rare.] Milton.Strin'gen-cy, n. p. 1308The state or quality of being stringent; severe pressure; as, the stringency of the money market.Strīn'gent, a. p. 1308Binding strongly; urgent; making severe requirements. They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a more stringent code of procedure, than are administered by the ordinary tribunals.…Strin'gent-ly, adv. p. 1308In a stringent manner.String'er, n. p. 1308One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows. You must be content to put your trust in an honest stringer. Archam. 2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. 3. (Railway…Strĭng'-hălt, n. p. 1308(Far.) A sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive motion of the muscles that contract or bend the leg. ☞ This word, in some parts of the United States, is…Strĭng'i-ness, n. p. 1308The state of being stringy.String'less, a. p. 1308Having no strings. His tongue is now a stringless instrument. Shak.Strĭng'-piēce, n. p. 1308(Arch.) (a.) A long piece of timber, especially one used to support a floor. (b.) That part of a flight of stairs which forms its ceiling or soffit. Gwilt.Strĭng'y, a. p. 1308Consisting of strings or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root. 2. Capable of being drawn into a string, or strings; ropy; viscid; gluey.