Stench trap, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air from rising
from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.
Stench, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan to smell. See
Stench, n.] To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.
[Obs.] Young.
Stench"y (?), a. Having a stench. [Obs.] Dyer.
Sten"cil (?), n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle, spark, F.
étincelle spark, L. scintilla. See Scintillate, and cf. Tinsel.] A thin
plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in painting, marking,
etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate, which is then laid flat on
the surface to be marked, and the color brushed over it. Called also
stencil plate.
Sten"cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenciled (?) or Stencilled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Stenciling or Stencilling.] To mark, paint, or color in figures with
stencils; to form or print by means of a stencil.
Sten"cil*er (?), n. One who paints or colors in figures by means of
stencil. [Written also stenciller.]
Sten"o*derm (?), n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little + -derm.] (Zoöl.) Any
species of bat belonging to the genus Stenoderma, native of the West
Indies and South America. These bats have a short or rudimentary tail
and a peculiarly shaped nose membrane.
Sten`o*der"mine (?), a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus
Stenoderma, which includes several West Indian and South American
nose-leaf bats.
Sten"o*graph (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stenographed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stenographing (?).] To write or report in stenographic characters.
Sten"o*graph, n. A production of stenography; anything written in
shorthand.
I saw the reporters' room, in which they redact their hasty
stenographs.
Emerson.
Ste*nog"ra*pher (?), n. One who is skilled in stenography; a writer of
shorthand.
{ Sten`o*graph"ic (?), Sten`o*graph"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. F.
sténographique.] Of or pertaining to stenography.
Ste*nog"ra*phist (?), n. A stenographer.
Ste*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, close + graphy: cf. F.
sténographie, G. stenographie.] The art of writing in shorthand, by
using abbreviations or characters for whole words; shorthand.
Ste*noph"yl*lous (?), a. [Gr. steno`s narrow + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.)
Having narrow leaves.
||Ste*no"sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow.] (Med.) A narrowing
||of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or orifice; as,
||stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from stricture in being applied
||especially to diffused rather than localized contractions, and in
||always indicating an origin organic and not spasmodic.
Sten"o*stome (?), a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little + sto`ma mouth.]
(Zoöl.) Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small ground
snakes (Opoterodonta), which are unable to dilate their jaws.
Stent (?), v. t. [Obs. imp. Stente (?); obs. p. p. Stent.] [See Stint.]
To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or cease; to
stint.
Then would he weep, he might not be stent.
Chaucer.
Yet n'ould she stent Her bitter railing and foul revilement.
Spenser.
Stent, v. i. To stint; to stop; to cease.
And of this cry they would never stenten.
Chaucer.
Stent, n. An allotted portion; a stint. "Attain'd his journey's stent."
Mir. for Mag.
Stent"ing, n. An opening in a wall in a coal mine. [Written also
stenton.] [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Sten"tor (?), n. [L. Stentor, Gr. &?;.] 1. A herald, in the Iliad, who
had a very loud voice; hence, any person having a powerful voice.
2. (Zoöl.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the genus
Stentor and allied genera, common in fresh water. The stentors have a
bell-shaped, or cornucopia- like, body with a circle of cilia around
the spiral terminal disk. See Illust. under Heterotricha.