Father, since your fortune did attain So high a stand, I mean not
to descend.
Daniel.
10. A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a stand what
to do. L'Estrange.
11. A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a
tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one
produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another
kind of tree.
12. (Com.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred
pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.
Microscope stand, the instrument, excepting the eyepiece, objective,
and other removable optical parts. -- Stand of ammunition, the
projectile, cartridge, and sabot connected together. -- Stand of arms.
(Mil.) See under Arms. -- Stand of colors (Mil.), a single color, or
flag. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.) -- To be at a stand, to be stationary or
motionless; to be at a standstill; hence, to be perplexed; to be
embarrassed. -- To make a stand, to halt for the purpose of offering
resistance to a pursuing enemy.
Syn. -- Stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity;
difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation.
Stand"age (?), n. (Mining) A reservior in which water accumulates at
the bottom of a mine.
Stand"ard (?), n. [OF. estendart, F. étendard, probably fr. L.
extendere to spread out, extend, but influenced by E. stand. See
Extend.] 1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other
ensign.
His armies, in the following day, On those fair plains their
standards proud display.
Fairfax.
2. That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of
quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight
or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or
yard.
3. That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom,
or general consent; criterion; test.
The court, which used to be the standard of property and
correctness of speech.
Swift.
A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would be my standard of a statesman.
Burke.
4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy
established by authority.
By the present standard of the coinage, sixty- two shillings is
coined out of one pound weight of silver.
Arbuthnot.
5. (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not
dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon
a wall or trellis.
In France part of their gardens is laid out for flowers, others for
fruits; some standards, some against walls.
Sir W. Temple.