Ster`nu*ta"tion (?), n. [L. sternutatio, fr. sternutare to sneeze,
intens. from sternuere.] The act of sneezing. Quincy.
Ster*nu"ta*tive (?), a. Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.
Ster*nu"ta*to*ry (?), a. Sternutative. -- n. A sternutatory substance
or medicine.
Stern"way` (?), n. (Naut.) The movement of a ship backward, or with her
stern foremost.
Stern"-wheel` (?), a. Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a
stern-wheel steamer.
Stern"-wheel`er (?), n. A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of
side wheels. [Colloq. U.S.]
Ster*quil"i*nous (?), a. [L. sterquilinium a dung pit, fr. stercus
dung.] Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry. [Obs.]
Howell.
Ster"re (?), n. A star. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ster"rink (?), n. (Zoöl.) The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga)
of the Antarctic Ocean.
Ster"ro*met`al (?), n. [Gr. &?; firm, solid + E. metal.] Any alloy of
copper, zinc, tin, and iron, of which cannon are sometimes made.
Stert (?), obs. p. p. of Start. Started. Chaucer.
Ster"te (?), obs. p. p. of Start. Chaucer.