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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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Stŭb'born, a. p. 1310Unreasonably obstinate; inflexibly fixed in opinion; not to be moved or persuaded by reasons; inflexible; refractory; as, a stubborn son; a stubborn mind or soul. 2. Persevering; persisting; steady…Stŭb'born-ly, adv. p. 1311In a stubborn manner; obstinately; inflexibly; contumaciously.Stŭb'born-ness, n. p. 1311The state or quality of being stubborn; perverse and unreasonable obstinacy; inflexibility; contumacy; stiffness; want of pliancy; refractoriness, as of ores.Stŭb'by, a. p. 1311Abounding with stubs. 2. Short and thick; short and strong; as, stubby bristles.Stŭb'-ĕnd, n. p. 1311(Mach.) The enlarged end of a connecting-rod, to which the strap is fastened.Stŭb'-môr'tise, n. p. 1311(Carp.) A mortise passing through only part of the timber in which it is formed.Stŭb'-nāil, n. p. 1311A nail broken off; a short, thick nail.Stūc'co, n. p. 1311Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls; especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum, with sand and pounded marble, used for internal decorations and fine work. 2. Work made of…Stūc'co, v. t. p. 1311To overlay with stucco or fine plaster.Stŭc'co-er, n. p. 1311One who stuccoes.Stŭck, imp. & p. p. p. 1311of stick. See STICK.Stück, n. p. 1311A thrust. [Obs.] Shak.Stŭck/le, n. p. 1311A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook.Stŭck'-ŭp, a. p. 1311Stiffly and affectedly vain; self-important, and supercilious without possessing real superiority; unreasonably puffed up, and exclusive, from an undue sense of personal importance or position.…Stūd, n. p. 1311A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] Seest thou not this same hawthorn stud? Spenser. 2. (Arch.) A small piece of timber or joist inserted in the sills and beams, between the posts, to support the beams or other…Stūd, n. p. 1311A collection of breeding horses and mares; or the place where they are kept. In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and fire. Sir W. Temple. He…Stŭd, v. t. p. 1311To adorn with shining studs or knobs. Their horses shall be trapped, Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. Shak. 2. To set with detached ornaments, or prominent objects; to set thickly, as…Stūd'-bōlt, n. p. 1311A bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other;—called also standing-bolt.Stūd'der-y, n. p. 1311A stable or like place for keeping a stud of horses. [Obs.] King Henry VIII. erected a noble studdery. Harrison.Stŭd'ding, n. p. 1311Material for studs or joists; studs or joists considered collectively; studs.Stūd'ding-säil, n. p. 1311(Naut.) A light sail set outside of a principal or square sail of a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. It is bent to a small yard called the studding-sail yard. Totten.Stū'dent, n. p. 1311A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning, either in a seminary or in private; a scholar; as, the students of an academy, of a college or university; a medical student; a law student.…Stū'dent-shĭp, n. p. 1311The state of being a student.Stūd'-hōrse, n. p. 1311A breeding horse; a horse kept for propagating his kind; a stallion.Stŭd'ied, p. a. p. 1311Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; well considered; as, the book has been studied; the subject has been well studied. 2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study…Stūd'ied-ly, adv. p. 1311In a studied manner; premeditatedly.Stūd'ī-er, n. p. 1311One who studies; a student. [Rare.] Lipsius was a great studier in the stoical philosophy. Tillotson.Stū'di-o, n. p. 1311The workshop of an artist.Stū'di-oūs, a. p. 1311Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar. 2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. Locke. 3. Eager to…Stū'di-ōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1311In a studious manner; with study; with close attention to books; with diligent contemplation; with zeal and earnestness; diligently; carefully; attentively.Stū'di-ōūs-ness, n. p. 1311The quality of being studious; addictedness to books; thoughtfulness; diligence.Stŭd'-work, n. p. 1311(Masonry.) A wall built between studs or quarters. Crabb.Stŭd'y, n. p. 1311A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, to arts or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of learning what is not before known. Hammond generally…Stŭd'y, v. i. p. 1311To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon any thing in thought; to muse. I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable. Swift. 2. To apply the mind to books or learning. 3. To…Stŭd'y, v. t. p. 1311To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages. 2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study…Sty'fā, n. p. 1311A jet of steam issuing from a fissure in the earth.Stŭff, n. p. 1311Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. Cæsar hath wept: Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. Shak. Degrading prose explains his meaning ill, And shows the stuff, and…Stuff, v. t. p. 1311To fill by crowding; to cause to expand or swell from fullness; to load to excess; to crowd; as, to stuff a bedtick. This crook drew hazel boughs adown, And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown.…Stŭff, v. i. p. 1311To feed gluttonously. “Taught harmless man to cram and stuff.” Swift.Stūff'er, n. p. 1311One who stuffs; especially, one who puts fraudulent votes into a ballot-box. [U. S.]Stŭff'-gown, n. p. 1311A gown made of a woolen fabric; hence, in England, a junior barrister, or one not entitled to wear a silk gown, like the king's or queen's counsel. Campbell.Stŭff'i-ness, n. p. 1311The state of being stuffy, sulky, or obstinate.Stŭff'ing, n. p. 1311That which is used for filling any thing; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion. 2. Seasoning for meat; that which is put into meat to give it a higher relish.Stŭff'ing-bŏx, n. p. 1311An arrangement for rendering a joint tight, where a movable rod passes into a vessel of some kind, as the cylinder of a steam-engine. It consists of a close box cast round the hole through which the…Stŭff'y, a. p. 1311Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.] 2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.]Stūke, n. p. 1312Stucco. [Obs.]Stüll, n. p. 1312A frame-work of timber covered with boards to support rubbish; also, a frame-work of boards to protect miners from falling stones, &c. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Stūlm, n. p. 1312A shaft to drain a mine. Bailey.Stŏlp, n. p. 1312A short, stout post, used to mark a boundary, or driven into the ground for any purpose. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Stŭl'ti-fi'er, n. p. 1312One who stultifies.Stŭl'ti-fy, v. t. p. 1312To make foolish; to make a fool of. Burke. 2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [Rare.] The modern sciolist stultifies all understandings but his own, and that which he regards as his own. Hazlitt.…Stul-tĭl’o-quence, n. p. 1312Foolish talk; a babbling.Stul-tĭl'o-quent, a. p. 1312Given to, or characterized by, stultiloquence, or foolish talk.Stul-tĭl'o-quent-ly, adv. p. 1312In the way of foolish talk. Phillips.Stul-til'o-quy, n. p. 1312Foolish talk; silly discourse; babbling.Stūl'ty, a. p. 1312Foolish; silly. [Obs.] Chaucer.Stŭm, n. p. 1312Unfermented grape-juice or wine, often used to raise fermentation in dead or vapid wines; must. Let our wines, without mixture or stum, be all fine. B. Jonson. Bad affections (like stum or poison)…Stŭm, v. t. p. 1312To renew, as wine, by mixing must with it, and raising a new fermentation. We stum our wines to renew their spirits. Floyer. 2. To fume a cask of liquor with burning brimstone. [Prov. Eng.] C.…Stŭm'ble, v. i. p. 1312To trip in walking or moving in any way upon the legs; to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall. The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. Prov. iv. 19.…Stŭm'ble, v. t. p. 1312To cause to stumble; to obstruct in progress; to cause to trip or stop. “False and dazzling fires to stumble men.” Milton. 2. To confound; to puzzle; to put to a nonplus; to perplex. One thing more…