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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Stro-măt'ic, a.p. 1309Miscellaneous; composed of different kinds.
  2. Strōmb, n.p. 1309(Zoöl.) A mollusk of the genus Strombus.
  3. Strōm'bite, n.p. 1309(Paleon.) A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.
  4. Strom-bū'lī-fōrm, a.p. 1309(Geol.) Formed like a top.
  5. Strŏm'bus, n.p. 1309(Zoöl.) A genus of marine gasteropodous mollusks, having the external border or lip dilated into a wing.
  6. Stro-mey'er-ite, n.p. 1309(Min.) A steel-gray ore of silver, consisting of sulphur, silver, and copper. Dana.
  7. Strōnd, n.p. 1309The beach; the shore or strand. [Obs.] See STRAND. Shak.
  8. Strŏng, a.p. 1309Having physical active power, or great physical power to act; having the power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous. “That our oxen may be strong to labor.” Ps. cxliv. 14. Orses the strong to…
  9. Strŏng'hănd, n.p. 1310Violence; force; power. It was their meaning to take what they needed by strong-hand. Raleigh.
  10. Strŏng'hōld, n.p. 1310A fastness; a fort or fortress; a fortified place; a place of security. ☞ This word is sometimes incorrectly written strong hold, or strong-hold; but when an adjective precedes a noun with which it…
  11. Strŏng'ly, adv.p. 1310In a strong manner; with strength; with great force or power; forcibly; in a manner to resist attack; firmly; as, a town strongly fortified; vehemently; forcibly; eagerly; as, he objected strongly.
  12. Strŏng'-wā/ter, n.p. 1310Distilled or ardent spirits. [Obs.] Bacon.
  13. Strŏn'ti-ă or Strŏn'ti-an, n.p. 1310(Min.) An earth of a white color, resembling baryta in many of its properties. It is a compound of oxygen and the metal strontium, in the proportion of 8 of the former to 43.8 of the latter. Dana. ☞…
  14. Strŏn′ti-an, a.p. 1310Pertaining to, or containing, the earth strontia. [Obs.]
  15. Strŏn'ti-an-ite, n.p. 1310(Min.) Carbonate of strontia, occurring massive, fibrous, stellated, and crystallized in the form of a modified rhombic prism.
  16. Stron-tī'tēg, n.p. 1310Strontium. [Obs.]
  17. Stron-tit'ic, a.p. 1310Of, or pertaining to, strontia; containing strontia.
  18. Strŏn′ti-ŭm, n.p. 1310(Chem.) A malleable metal, of a yellowish color, resembling barium in its properties.
  19. Strōok, imp.p. 1310of strike. [Obs.] Chapman.
  20. Strōot, v. t.p. 1310To swell out; to strut. [Obs.] The mizzens strooted with the gale. Chapman.
  21. Strŏp, n.p. 1310A strap; especially, a strip of leather, or a strip of wood covered with leather or other suitable material, used for sharpening razors, and giving them a fine, smooth edge; a razor-strop. See STRAP.
  22. Strŏp, v. t.p. 1310To draw over a strop with a view to sharpen; as, to strop a razor.
  23. Strŏp, n.p. 1310(Naut.) A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round a block for hanging it.
  24. Strō'phe, n.p. 1310(Anc. Poet.) That part of a song, or dance, which was performed by turning from the right to the left of the orchestra. ☞ It was succeeded by the antistrophe, in a contrary direction. Hence, in…
  25. Strŏph'ic, a.p. 1310Pertaining to strophes.
  26. Stroph'i-o-late or Stroph'i-o-lā'ted, a.p. 1310(Bot.) Furnished with a strophiole or caruncle, or that which resembles it. Gray.
  27. Strō'phi-ōle, n.p. 1310(Bot.) A swollen fungus-like excrescence on the surface of some seeds, about the hilum; a caruncle. Henslow.
  28. Strŏph'ŭ-lŭs, n.p. 1310(Med.) An eruption of red, or sometimes whitish, pimples, occurring in early infancy, chiefly about the face, neck, and arms, and surrounded with a reddish halo. Dunglison.
  29. Stroud, n.p. 1310A kind of garment made of rags, used by the North American Indians; a kind of coarse blanket. Simmonds. Henry.
  30. Stroud'ing, n.p. 1310Material for strouds; a kind of coarse cloth employed in the trade with the North American Indians.
  31. Strout, v. i.p. 1310To swell; to puff out; to project; to strout. [Obs.] Mustachios strouting long, and chin close-shaved. Fairfax.
  32. Strout, v. t.p. 1310To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to strut. [Obs.] Bacon.
  33. Strōve, imp.p. 1310of strive. See STRIVE.
  34. Strōw, v. t.p. 1310The same as STREW, q. v.
  35. Strōwl, v. i.p. 1310To stroll. [Obs.] See STROLL.
  36. Stroy, v. i.p. 1310To destroy. [Obs.] See DESTROY.
  37. Strŭck, imp. & p. p.p. 1310of strike. See STRIKE. Struck jury (Law), a special jury, selected by striking from the panel of jurors a certain number of each party, leaving a number required by law to try the cause. Bouvier.
  38. Strŭck'en, p. p.p. 1310of strike. [Obs.] See STRIKE.
  39. Strŭct'ūr-al, a.p. 1310Of, or pertaining to, structure. “The structural intention of all organizations.” I. Taylor.
  40. Strŭc'tŭre, n.p. 1310The act of building; practice of erecting buildings. [Rare.] His son builds on, and never is content Till the last farthing is in structure spent. Dryden. 2. Manner of building; form; make…
  41. Strŭct'ūr-ĭst, n.p. 1310One who forms structures; a builder or maker. [Rare.]
  42. Strūde, n.p. 1310A stock of breeding mares. [Written also strode.] Bailey.
  43. Strŭg'gle, v. i.p. 1310To strive, or to make efforts with a twisting, or with contortions of the body. 2. To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend; as, to struggle to save life; to struggle with the…
  44. Strŭg'gle, n.p. 1310Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avoid an evil; properly, a violent effort with contortions of the body. 2. Contest; contention; strife. An honest man might look upon the…
  45. Strŭg'gler, n.p. 1310One who struggles, strives, or contends.
  46. Strŭll, n.p. 1310A bar so placed as to resist weight.
  47. Strŭm, v. t. & i.p. 1310To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in a coarse, noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.
  48. Strūm, n.p. 1310A strumpet. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  49. Stru'ma, n.p. 1310(Med.) The same as SCROFULA, q. v. 2. (Bot.) The swelling or protuberance of any organ. Gray.
  50. Stru-mōse’ or Stru’mōus, a.p. 1310Scrofulous; having struma.
  51. Stru'mous-ness, n.p. 1310The state or quality of being strumous.
  52. Strŭm'pet, n.p. 1310A prostitute; a harlot.
  53. Strŭm'pet, a.p. 1310Like a strumpet; false; inconstant.
  54. Strŭm'pet, v. t.p. 1310To debauch. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. “With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame.” Massinger.
  55. Strŭm'strum, n.p. 1310A noisy musical instrument. [Obs.] “The strumstrum is made somewhat like a cittern.” Dampier.
  56. Strŭng, imp. & p. p.p. 1310of string. See STRING.
  57. Strŭn'tain, n.p. 1310A kind of worsted braid, less than an inch broad. [Scot.] Simmonds.
  58. Struse, n.p. 1310(Naut.) A long, burdensome craft, used for transportation on the inland waters of Russia. Simmonds.
  59. Strŭt, v. i.p. 1310To swell; to protuberate. [Rare.] The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden. 2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity. Does he not hold up his head…
  60. Strŭt, n.p. 1310A lofty, proud step or walk with the head erect; affectation of dignity in walking. 2. (Arch.) A piece of timber obliquely placed from a king or queen post to support or strengthen a rafter or an…