STILETTO, sti-let'[=o], _n._ a dagger with a slender and narrow blade: a
pointed instrument for making eyelet-holes:--_pl._ STILETT'OS.--_v.t._ to
stab with a stiletto:--_pr.p._ stilett'oing; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._
stilett'oed. [It., dim. of _stilo_, a dagger--L. _stilus_, a stake.]
STILL, stil, _adj._ silent: motionless: calm, subdued: not sparkling or
effervescing: constant.--_v.t._ to quiet: to silence: to appease: to
restrain.--_adv._ always, constantly: nevertheless, for all that: even yet:
after that.--_n._ calm.--_n._ STILL'-BIRTH, the state of being still-born:
anything born without life.--_adj._ STILL'-BORN, dead when born.--_ns._
STILL'ER, one who stills or quiets; STILL'-LIFE, the class of pictures
representing inanimate objects; STILL'NESS; STILL'-ROOM, an apartment where
liquors, preserves, and the like are kept, and where tea, &c., is prepared
for the table: a housekeeper's pantry; STILL'-STAND (_Shak._), absence of
motion.--_adj._ STILL'Y, still: quiet: calm.--_adv._ silently: gently.
[A.S. _stille_, firm; Dut. _stil_, Ger. _still_.]
STILL, stil, _v.t._ to cause to fall by drops: to distil.--_n._ an
apparatus for distillation, consisting essentially of a vessel in which the
liquid to be distilled is placed, the vapour being conducted by means of a
head or neck to the condenser or worm, where it is cooled by water or other
means, and again forms liquid.--_adj._ STILL'IFORM, drop-shaped. [L.
_still[=a]re_, to cause to drop--_stilla_, a drop, or simply a contr. for
_distil_, like _sport_ from _disport_.]
STILLAGE, stil'[=a]j, _n._ a frame on which things are laid.--_n._
STILL'ING, a stand.
STILLICIDE, stil'i-s[=i]d, _n._ an urban servitude among the Romans, where
a proprietor was not allowed to build to the extremity of his estate, but
must leave a space regulated by the charter by which the property was held,
so as not to throw the eavesdrop on the land of his neighbour--same as
_Eavesdrip_.--_n._ STILLICID'IUM, a morbid trickling. [L.]
STILP, stilp, _v.i._ (_Scot._) to go on crutches.--_n.pl._ STILP'ERS,
crutches.
STILT, stilt, _n._ one of a pair of props or poles with steps or supports
at a sufficient distance from the lower end to allow a man standing on the
steps to walk clear of the ground and with longer strides: a widely
distributed genus (_Himantopus_) of wading-birds belonging to the Snipe
family, having long slender bills and very long wings and legs--also
STILT'-BIRD, -PLOV'ER.--_v.t._ to raise on stilts: to elevate by unnatural
means.--_adjs._ STILT'ED, STILT'Y, elevated as if on stilts: pompous.--_n._
STILT'EDNESS.--STILTED ARCH, an arch that does not spring directly from the
impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it. [Scand., Sw.
_stylta_; Dut. _stelt_, a stilt.]
STILTON, stil'ton, _n._ a rich white cheese--from _Stilton_ in
Huntingdonshire.
STIME, st[=i]m, _n._ (_Scot._) a ray of light, a glimmer.--Also STYME.
[A.S. _scima_, a light.]
STIMULANT, stim'[=u]-lant, _adj._ stimulating: increasing or exciting vital
action.--_n._ anything that stimulates or excites: a stimulating medicine
that increases the activity of the vital functions generally, or of one
system or organ.--_v.t._ STIM'UL[=A]TE, to prick with anything sharp: to
incite: to instigate: (_physiol._) to produce increased action in.--_n._
STIMUL[=A]'TION, act of stimulating, or condition of being
stimulated.--_adj._ STIM'UL[=A]TIVE, tending to stimulate.--_n._ that which
stimulates or excites.--_ns._ STIM'UL[=A]TOR, one who stimulates:--_fem._
STIM'UL[=A]TRESS; STIM'ULISM, the practice of treating diseases by
stimulation; STIM'[=U]LUS, a goad: anything that rouses the mind, or that
excites to action: a stimulant:--_pl._ STIM'UL[=I]. [L. _stimulus_ (for
_stigmulus_)--Gr. _stizein_, to prick.]
STING, sting, _v.t._ to stick anything sharp into, to pain acutely.--_v.i._
to have a sting: to give pain:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ stung.--_n._ the
sharp-pointed weapon of some animals: the thrust of a sting into the flesh:
anything that causes acute pain: any stimulus or impulse: the point in the
last verse of an epigram.--_n._ STING'ER, one who, or that which,
stings.--_adv._ STING'INGLY, with stinging.--_adj._ STING'LESS, having no
sting.--_n._ STING'-RAY, a genus of cartilaginous fishes, of the order of
Rays, and family _Trygonidæ_, the long tail bearing dorsally a long
bi-serrated spine capable of giving an ugly wound. [A.S. _stingan_; Ice.
_stinga_.]
STINGO, sting'g[=o], _n._ strong malt liquor.
STINGY, stin'ji, _adj._ niggardly: avaricious.--_adv._ STIN'GILY.--_n._
STIN'GINESS, [Merely _sting-y_.]
STINK, stingk, _v.i._ to give out a strong, offensive smell: to have a bad
reputation:--_pa.t._ stank; _pa.p._ stunk.--_n._ a disagreeable
smell.--_ns._ STINK'ARD, one who stinks: a base fellow: the stinking badger
of Java; STINK'-BALL, -POT, a ball or jar filled with a stinking,
combustible mixture, used in boarding an enemy's vessel; STINK'ER, one who,
or that which, stinks; STINK'ING.--_adv._ STINK'INGLY, in a stinking
manner: with an offensive smell.--_ns._ STINK'STONE, a variety of limestone
remarkable for the fetid urinous odour which it emits when rubbed;
STINK'-TRAP, a contrivance to prevent effluvia from drains; STINK'-WOOD,
the wood of a Cape tree, remarkable for its strong offensive smell,
durable, taking an excellent polish resembling walnut. [A.S. _stincan_.]
STINT, stint, _v.t._ to shorten: to limit: to restrain.--_v.i._ to cease,
stop: to be saving.--_n._ limit: restraint, restriction: proportion
allotted, fixed amount: one of several species of sandpiper, the
dunlin.--_adj._ STINT'ED, limited.--_ns._ STINT'EDNESS; STINT'ER.--_adv._
STINT'INGLY.--_adjs._ STINT'LESS; STINT'Y. [A.S. _styntan_--_stunt_,
stupid.]
STIPA, st[=i]'pa, _n._ a genus of grasses, the feather-grasses. [L.
_stipa_, tow.]
STIPE, st[=i]p, _n._ (_bot._) the base of a frond of a fern: also a stalk,
as of a pistil, of a fungus or mushroom, of the leaf of a fern, or even the
trunk of a tree.--_n._ ST[=I]'PEL, the stipule of a leaflet.--_adj._
ST[=I]'PELLATE, having stipels.--_n._ ST[=I]'PES, a stipe: a stalk or
stem.--_adjs._ ST[=I]'PIFORM, STIP'ITATE, STIPIT'IFORM. [Fr.,--L. _stipes_,
a stem.]
STIPEND, st[=i]'pend, _n._ a salary paid for services, esp. to a clergyman
in Scotland: settled pay.--_adj._ STIPEND'IARY, receiving stipend.--_n._
one who performs services for a salary, esp. a paid magistrate.--_v.t._
STIPEN'DIATE, to provide with a salary. [L. _stipendium_--_stips_,
donation, _pend[)e]re_, weigh.]
STIPPLE, stip'l, _v.t._ to engrave or form by means of dots or small
points, as distinguished from line-engraving:--_pr.p._ stipp'ling; _pa.p._
stipp'led.--_n._ a mode of execution in engraving and miniature-painting,
in which the effect is produced by dots instead of lines: in
colour-decoration, a gradation or combination of tones or tints serving as
a transition between decided colours.--_adj._ STIPP'LED.--_ns._ STIPP'LER,
one who stipples: a coarse brush for stippling; STIPP'LING, stippled work
of any kind. [Dut. _stippelen_, dim. of _stippen_, to dot.]
STIPULATE, stip'[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.i._ to contract: to settle terms.--_ns._
STIPUL[=A]'TION, act of stipulating: a contract; STIP'UL[=A]TOR. [L.
_stipul[=a]ri_, _-[=a]tus_, prob. from old L. _stipulus_, firm, conn. with
_stip[=a]re_, to press firm.]
STIPULE, stip'[=u]l, _n._ (_bot._) an appendage or lobe at the base of
certain leaves, resembling a small leaf: also, a small appendage at the
base of petioles, usually softer than the latter--also
STIP'[=U]LA.--_adjs._ STIP'ULAR, STIP'[=U]LARY; STIP'[=U]LATE,
STIP'[=U]LED. [L. _stipula_, a stalk, dim. of _stipes_.]
STIR, st[.e]r, _v.t._ to move: to rouse: to instigate.--_v.i._ to move
one's self: to be active: to draw notice:--_pr.p._ stir'ring; _pa.p._ and
_pa.t._ stirred.--_n._ tumult: bustle.--_n._ STIR'ABOUT, one who makes
himself active: oatmeal porridge.--_adj._ busy, active.--_adj._ STIR'LESS,
without stir.--_n._ STIR'RER.--_p.adj._ STIR'RING, putting in motion:
active: accustomed to a busy life: animating, rousing.--STIR UP, to
instigate the passions of: to put into motion or action: to enliven: to
disturb. [A.S. _styrian_; Dut. _storen_, Ger. _stören_, to drive.]
STIR, st[.e]r, _v.t._ (_Spens._) to steer, to direct.
STIRK, st[.e]rk, _n._ (_Scot._) a yearling ox or cow. [A.S. _stirc_, a
heifer--_steór_, a steer.]
STIRP, st[.e]rp, _n._ (_Bacon_) a family, generation, or race:--_pl._
STIR'PES. [L. _stirps_, _stirpis_.]
STIRRUP, stir'up, _n._ a ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the
saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding: a rope secured to a
yard, having a thimble in its lower end for reeving a foot-rope.--_ns._
STIRR'UP-CUP, a cup taken by one who is departing on horseback;
STIRR'UP-[=I]'RON, the ring of iron attached to the stirrup-leather to
receive the foot; STIRR'UP-LEATH'ER, -STRAP, the strap of leather that
supports a stirrup. [A.S. _stigeráp_--_stígan_, to mount, ráp, a _rope_.]
STITCH, stich, _n._ a pass of a needle and thread, the part of the thread
left in the fabric, a single loop or link: the kind of work produced by
stitching--buttonhole-_stitch_, cross-_stitch_, &c.: the space between two
double furrows: a fastening, as of thread or wire, through the back of a
book to connect the leaves: an acute pain, a sharp spasmodic pain, esp. in
the intercostal muscles: a bit of clothing, a rag.--_v.t._ to sew so as to
show a regular line of stitches: to sew or unite.--_v.i._ to practise
stitching.--_ns._ STITCH'ER; STITCH'ERY (_Shak._), needle-work; STITCH'ING,
the act of one who stitches: needle-work done in such a way that a
continuous line of stitches appears on the surface; STITCH'WORT, a genus of
slender plants, including the chickweed, so called because once believed to
cure 'stitch' in the side. [A.S. _stice_, a prick; Ger. _sticken_, to
embroider; conn. with _stick_.]
STITHY, stith'i, _n._ an anvil: a smith's shop.--_v.t._ to forge on an
anvil. [Ice. _stethi_; Sw. _städ_, an anvil.]
STIVE, st[=i]v, _v.i._ (_prov._) to stew, to be stifled.--_adj._ ST[=I]'VY,
close, stuffy.
STIVER, st[=i]'v[.e]r, _n._ a Dutch coin, worth one penny sterling: any
small coin. [Dut. _stuiver_.]
STOA, st[=o]'a, _n._ a portico or covered colonnade round a house,
market-place, &c.
STOAT, st[=o]t, _n._ a kind of weasel, called the ermine when in its winter
dress.--Also STOTE. [_Stot_.]
STOB, stob, _n._ a small post for supporting paling: a wedge in
coal-mining. [A variant of _stub_.]
STOCCADE, stok-[=a]d', STOCCADO, stok-[=a]'do, _n._ a thrust in
fencing--(_Shak._) STOCCA'TA. [It. _stoccata_, a thrust--_stocco_, a
rapier--Ger. _stock_, a stick.]
STOCK, stok, _n._ something stuck or thrust in: the stem of a tree or
plant: the trunk which receives a graft: a post, a log: anything fixed
solid and senseless: a stupid person: the crank-shaped handle of a
centre-bit: the wood in which the barrel of a firearm is fixed: the
cross-piece of timber into which the shank of an anchor is inserted: the
part to which others are attached: the original progenitor: family: a fund,
capital, shares of a public debt: store: the cattle, horses, and other
useful animals kept on a farm: the liquor or broth obtained by boiling
meat, the foundation for soup: a stiff band worn as a cravat, often
fastened with a buckle at the back: (_pl._) an instrument in which the legs
of offenders were confined: the frame for a ship while building: the public
funds.--_v.t._ to store: to supply: to fill: to supply with domestic
animals or stock: to refrain from milking cows for 24 hours or more
previous to sale.--_adj._ kept in stock, standing.--_ns._ STOCK'BREED'ER,
one who raises live-stock; STOCK'BROKER, a broker who deals in stocks or
shares; STOCK'BROKING, the business of a stockbroker; STOCK'-DOVE, the wild
pigeon of Europe; STOCK'-EP'ITHET, any ordinary and conventional epithet;
STOCK'-EXCHANGE', the place where stocks are bought and sold: an
association of sharebrokers and dealers; STOCK'-FARM'ER, a farmer who rears
live-stock, as cattle, &c.; STOCK'-FEED'ER, one who feeds or fattens
live-stock; STOCK'HOLDER, one who holds stocks in the public funds, or in a
company; STOCK'-IN-TRADE, the whole goods a shopkeeper keeps on sale: a
person's mental resources; STOCK'-JOB'BER; STOCK'-JOB'BERY, -JOB'BING,
speculating in stocks; STOCK'-LIST, a list of stocks and current prices
regularly issued; STOCK'MAN, a herdsman who has the charge of stock on a
sheep-run in Australia; STOCK'-MAR'KET, a market for the sale of stocks,
the stock-exchange; STOCK'-POT, the pot in which the stock for soup is
kept; STOCK'-RID'ER, a herdsman on an Australian station; STOCK'-SADD'LE, a
saddle with heavy tree and iron horn; STOCK'-ST[=A]'TION, a station where
stock and cattle are reared; STOCK'-WHIP, a whip with short handle and long
lash for use in herding; STOCK'WORK, a deposit in which the ore is
distributed all over it; STOCK'YARD, a large yard with pens, stables, &c.
where cattle are kept for slaughter, market, &c.--TAKE STOCK, to make an
inventory of goods on hand: to make an estimate of; TAKE STOCK IN, to take
a share in, to put confidence in. [A.S. _stocc_, a stick; Ger. _stock_.]
STOCK, stok, _n._ a favourite garden-flower. [Orig. called
_stock-gillyflower_, to distinguish it from the stemless clove-pink, called
the _gillyflower_.]
STOCKADE, stok-[=a]d', _n._ a breastwork formed of stakes fixed in the
ground.--_v.t._ to fortify with such. [Fr. _estocade_--_estoc_--Ger.
_stock_, stick.]
STOCKFISH, stok'fish, n, a commercial name of salted and dried cod and
other fish of the same family, esp. ling, hake, and torsk.
STOCK-GILLYFLOWER, stok'-jil'i-flow-[.e]r, _n._ a genus of herbaceous or
half-shrubby plants of the natural order _Cruciferæ_, having their flowers
in racemes, and generally beautiful and fragrant. [_Stock_, wood, and
_gillyflower_.]
STOCKING, stok'ing, _n._ a close covering for the foot and lower
leg.--_ns._ STOCKINET', an elastic knitted fabric for under-garments;
STOCK'INGER, one who knits stockings; STOCK'ING-FRAME, a knitting-machine.
[From _stock_, the stockings being the _nether-stocks_ when the long hose
came to be cut at the knee.]
STOCKISH, stok'ish, _adj._ (_Shak._) like a stock, stupid.--_n._
STOCK'ISHNESS, stupidity.--_adj._ STOCK'-STILL, still as a stock or post.
STOCK-TACKLE, stok'-tak'l, _n._ tackle used in hoisting an anchor on board
ship to keep its stock clear of the ship's side.
STOCK-TAKING, stok'-t[=a]k'ing, _n._ a periodical inventory made of the
stock or goods in a shop or warehouse.
STOCKY, stok'i, _adj._ short and stout, thick-set: having a strong
stem.--_adv._ STOCK'ILY.
STODGY, stoj'i, _adj._ heavy, lumpy: ill put together:
indigestible.--_v.t._ STODGE, to stuff, cram.--_n._ STODG'INESS.
STOG, stog, _v.t._ (_prov._) to plunge in mire: to probe a pool with a
pole. [Related to _stock_.]
STOIC, st[=o]'ik, _n._ a disciple of the philosopher Zeno (340-260 B.C.),
who opened his school in a colonnade called the _Stoa Poikil[=e]_ ('painted
porch') at Athens--later Roman Stoics were Cato the Younger, Seneca, Marcus
Aurelius: one indifferent to pleasure or pain.--_adjs._ ST[=O]'IC, -AL,
pertaining to the Stoics, or to their opinions; indifferent to pleasure or
pain.--_adv._ ST[=O]'ICALLY.--_ns._ ST[=O]'ICALNESS; ST[=O]'ICISM, the
doctrines of the Stoics, a school of ancient philosophy strongly opposed to
Epicureanism in its views of life and duty: indifference to pleasure or
pain. [L. _Stoicus_--Gr. _St[=o]ïkos_--_stoa_, a porch.]
STOKE, st[=o]k, _v.i._ to stir or tend a fire.--_ns._ STOKE'-HOLE, the
space about the mouth of a furnace: the space allotted to the stokers: a
hole in a reverberatory furnace for introducing a stirring-tool;
ST[=O]K'ER, one who, or that which, feeds a furnace with fuel.
[Dut.,--_stoken_, to light a fire, _stok_, a stick.]
STOLE, st[=o]l, _pa.t._ of _steal_.
STOLE, st[=o]l, _n._ a long robe reaching to the feet: a narrow vestment,
usually black silk, fringed at the ends, sometimes coloured according to
the seasons, worn by bishops and priests in the Latin Church during
mass.--_n._ ST[=O]'LA, the outer garment of the Roman matron: a chorister's
surplice: (_her._) a bearing showing a fringed scarf. [L. _stola_--Gr.
_stol[=e]_, a robe--_stellein_, to array.]
STOLEN, st[=o]l'en, _pa.p._ of _steal_.
STOLID, stol'id, _adj._ dull: heavy: stupid: foolish.--_n._ STOLID'ITY,
STOL'IDNESS, state of being stolid: dullness of intellect.--_adv._
STOL'IDLY. [L. _stolidus_.]
STOLON, st[=o]'lon, _n._ a shoot from the root of a plant: a
sucker.--_adjs._ ST[=O]'LONATE, ST[=O]L[=O]NIF'EROUS. [L. _stolo_, a twig.]
STOMA, st[=o]'ma, _n._ (_bot._) one of the minute openings in the epidermis
of leaves and tender green stems of plants, subserving the purpose of
respiration: (_zool._) one of the breathing-holes in the bodies of certain
of the articulata:--_pl._ ST[=O]'MATA.--_adjs._ STOMAT'IC;
STOMATIF'EROUS.--_n._ STOMAT[=I]'TIS, inflammation of the interior of the
mouth.--_adj._ ST[=O]'MATODE, having a stoma.--_ns._ STOMATOL'OGY, the
scientific knowledge of the mouth; ST[=O]'MATOSCOPE, an instrument for
examining the interior of the mouth. [Gr. _stoma_, a mouth.]
STOMACH, stum'ak, _n._ the strong muscular bag into which the food passes
when swallowed, and where it is principally digested: the cavity in any
animal for the digestion of its food: appetite, relish for food,
inclination generally: disposition, spirit, courage, pride, spleen.--_v.t._
to brook or put up with: to turn the stomach of: to resent.--_adj._
STOM'ACHAL.--_ns._ STOM'ACHER, a part of the dress covering the front of
the body, generally forming the lower part of the bodice in front,
sometimes richly ornamented: a large brooch; STOMACH'IC, a medicine for the
stomach.--_adjs._ STOMACH'IC, -AL, pertaining to the stomach: strengthening
or promoting the action of the stomach; STOM'ACHOUS (_Spens._), angry,
stout, obstinate.--_ns._ STOM'ACH-PUMP, a syringe with a flexible tube for
withdrawing fluids from the stomach, or injecting them into it;
STOM'ACH-STAG'GERS, a disease in horses due to a paralytic affection of the
stomach. [O. Fr. _estomac_--L. _stomachus_--Gr. _stomachos_, the throat,
stomach--_stoma_, a mouth.]
STOMATOPOD, st[=o]'ma-to-pod, _n._ one of the STOMATOP'ODA, an order of
marine crustaceans, having most of their seven or eight pair of legs near
the mouth. [Gr. _stoma_, mouth, _pous_, _podos_, foot.]
STOND, stond, _n._ (_Spens._) station: also=_stound_.
STONE, st[=o]n, _n._ a hard mass of earthy or mineral matter, the hard
material of which rock consists: a piece of rock of a certain size or form,
or for a particular purpose, as grind_stone_, mill_stone_, &c.: a precious
stone or gem, a crystal mirror: a tombstone: a concretion formed in the
bladder: a hard shell containing the seed of some fruits: a standard weight
of 14 lb. avoirdupois (other stones occur, as that of 24 lb. for wool, 22
lb. for hay, 16 lb. for cheese, &c.): torpor and insensibility.--_adj._
made of stone, or of stoneware.--_v.t._ to pelt with stones: to free from
stones: to wall with stones.--_n._ STONE'-AGE, the condition of a people
using stone as the material for the cutting-tools and weapons which, in a
higher condition of culture, were made of metals.--_adj._ STONE'-BLIND, as
blind as a stone, perfectly blind.--_ns._ STONE'-BOIL'ING, a primitive
method of making water boil by putting hot stones in it; STONE'-BOW, a
crossbow for shooting stones: a children's catapult; STONE'-BRASH, a soil
made up of finely-broken rock; STONE'-BREAK, the meadow-saxifrage;
STONE'-BREAK'ER, one who, or that which, breaks stones, a stone-crushing
machine; STONE'-BRUISE, a bruise caused by a stone, esp. on the sole of the
foot from walking barefooted; STONE'-CAST, STONE'S'-CAST, STONE'-SHOT,
STONE'S'-THROW, the distance which a stone may be thrown by the hand;
STONE'CHAT, STONE'CHATTER, STONE'CLINK, one of the most common of the
British _Turdidæ_, smaller than the redbreast--the Wheat-ear is the true
stonechat.--_n.pl._ STONE'-CIR'CLES, or Circles of Standing Stones,
popularly but erroneously called _Druidical Circles_ in Britain, and
_Cromlechs_ in France, consist of unhewn stones set up at intervals round
the circumference of a circular area usually of level ground.--_n._
STONE'-COAL, mineral coal, as opposed to charcoal: any hard coal,
anthracite.--_adj._ STONE'-COLD, cold as a stone.--_n._ STONE'-COL'OUR, the
colour of stone, grayish.--_adj._ STONE'-COL'OURED.--_ns._ STONE'-COR'AL,
massive coral, as distinguished from branching or tree coral; STONE'CROP,
the wall-pepper, _Sedum acre_; STONE'-CURLEW, a large species of plover;
STONE'-CUT'TER, one whose occupation is to hew stone; STONE'-CUT'TING, the
business of hewing and carving stones for walls, monuments, &c.--_adjs._
STONED, containing stones; STONE'-DEAD, lifeless; STONE'-DEAF, quite
deaf.--_ns._ STONE'-DRESS'ER, one who prepares stones for building;
STONE'-FAL'CON, a species of hawk or falcon which builds its nest among the
rocks; STONE'-FLY, a genus of insects typical of the order
_Plecoptera_--several species are native to Britain, and furnish good lures
to anglers; STONE'-FRUIT, a fruit whose seeds are enclosed in a hard
kernel; STONE'-HAM'MER, a hammer for breaking stones.--_adjs._ STONE'-HARD
(_Shak._), as hard as a stone; STONE'-HEART'ED (_Shak._), hard-hearted,
cruel, pitiless.--_ns._ STONE'HORSE, a stallion; STONE'-LIL'Y, the popular
name of an _Encrinite_; STONE'-M[=A]'SON, a mason who works with stone;
STONE'-MILL, a machine for breaking stone; STONE'-OIL, rock-oil, petroleum;
STONE'-PINE, a Mediterranean nut-pine; STONE'-PLOV'ER, the stone-curlew;
ST[=O]'NER, one who strikes or kills with stones; STONE'-RAG, -RAW, a
lichen, _Parmelia saxatilis_; STONE'-SNIPE, the greater tell-tale or
long-legged tattler, a common North American bird.--_adj._ STONE'-STILL
(_Shak._), as still as a stone, motionless.--_ns._ STONE'WARE, a coarse
kind of potter's ware baked hard and glazed; STONE'-WORK,
mason-work.--_adv._ ST[=O]'NILY.--_n._ ST[=O]'NINESS, the state of being
stony or abounding with stones: hardness of heart or mind.--_adjs._
ST[=O]'NY, made of, or resembling, stone: abounding with stones: hard:
pitiless: obdurate: (_B._) rocky; ST[=O]'NY-HEART'ED, hard-hearted, cruel,
pitiless.--LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED, to do everything that can be done in
order to secure the effect desired; MARK WITH A WHITE STONE, to mark as
particularly fortunate. [A.S. _stán_; Ger. _stein_, Dut. _steen_.]
STONIED, ston'id, _adj._ (_Spens._) astonished, alarmed.
STOOD, stood, _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ of _stand_.
STOOK, stook, _n._ (_Scot._) a full shock of corn-sheaves, generally
twelve, as set up in the field.--_v.t._ to set up in stooks, as
sheaves--also STOUK.--_n._ STOOK'ER, one who sets up the corn in stooks.
[Cf. Low Ger. _stuke_, a bundle.]
STOOL, st[=oo]l, _n._ a seat without a back: a low bench for the feet or
for kneeling on: the seat used in evacuating the bowels: the act of
evacuating the bowels, also that which is evacuated: a root of any kind
from which sprouts shoot up: a portable piece of wood to which a pigeon is
fastened as a decoy for wild birds.--_n._ STOOL'-PI'GEON, a decoy-pigeon: a
gambler's decoy.--STOOL OF REPENTANCE, same as _Cutty-stool_ (q.v.).--FALL
BETWEEN TWO STOOLS, to lose both of two things between the choice of which
one was hesitating. [A.S. _stól_, Ger. _stuhl_; cf. Ger. _stellen_, to
place.]
STOOP, st[=oo]p, _v.i._ to bend the body: to lean forward: to submit: to
descend from rank or dignity: to condescend: to swoop down on the wing, as
a bird of prey.--_v.t._ to cause to incline downward.--_n._ the act of
stooping: inclination forward: descent: condescension: a swoop.--_adj._
STOOPED, having a stoop, bent.--_n._ STOOP'ER, one who stoops.--_p.adj._
STOOP'ING.--_adv._ STOOP'INGLY. [A.S. _stúpian_; Old Dut. _stuypen_, Ice.
_stúpa_.]
STOOP, st[=oo]p, _n._ (_Shak._) a vessel of liquor, a flagon: liquor for
drinking: a basin for holy water. [A.S. _stoppa_, a cup--_steáp_, a cup;
Low Ger. _stoop_.]
STOOP, st[=oo]p, _n._ an open platform before the entrance of a house.
[Dut. _stoep_.]
STOOP, st[=oo]p, _n._ a prop, support, a patron.
STOOR, st[=oo]r, _adj._ (_obs._) great, formidable: stiff, harsh,
austere.--Also STOUR. [A.S. _stór_, great.]
STOOR, st[=oo]r, _n._ dust in motion--hence commotion, bustle: a gush of
water.--_v.t._ to stir up, to pour out.--_adj._ STOOR'Y, dusty. [A.S.
_stýrian_, to stir.]
STOP, stop, _v.t._ to stuff or close up: to obstruct: to render impassable:
to hinder from further motion, progress, effect, or change: to restrain,
repress, suppress, suspend: to intercept: to apply musical stops to: to
regulate the sounds of a stringed instrument by shortening the strings with
the fingers: (_naut._) to make fast.--_v.i._ to cease going forward: to
cease from any motion or action, to stay, tarry: to leave off: to be at an
end: to ward off a blow:--_pr.p._ stop'ping; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._
stopped.--_n._ act of stopping: state of being stopped: hinderance:
obstacle: interruption: (_mus._) one of the vent-holes in a wind
instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the
stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced: a mark used in
punctuation: an alphabetic sound involving a complete closure of the
mouth-organs: a wooden batten on a door or window-frame against which it
closes: a stop-thrust in fencing.--_ns._ STOP'-COCK, a short pipe in a
cask, &c., opened and stopped by turning a cock or key; STOP'-GAP, that
which fills a gap or supplies a deficiency, esp. an expedient of emergency;
STOP'-M[=O]'TION, a mechanical arrangement for producing an automatic stop
in machinery, as for shutting off steam, &c.; STOP'PAGE, act of stopping:
state of being stopped: an obstruction; STOP'PER, one who stops: that which
closes a vent or hole, as the cork or glass mouthpiece for a bottle:
(_naut._) a short rope for making something fast.--_v.t._ to close or
secure with a stopper.--_ns._ STOP'PING, that which fills up, material for
filling up cracks, &c., filling material for teeth: STOP'PING-OUT, the
practice in etching of covering certain parts with a composition impervious
to acid, to keep the acid off them while allowing it to remain on the other
parts to mark them more; STOP'-WATCH, a watch whose hands can be stopped to
allow of time that has elapsed being calculated more exactly, used in
timing a race, &c. [M. E. _stoppen_--O. Fr. _estouper_ (Ice. _stoppa_, Ger.
_stopfen_, to stuff); all from L. _stupa_, the coarse part of flax, tow.]
STOPE, st[=o]p, _v.t._ to excavate, to remove the contents of a vein.--_n._
an excavation for this purpose.--_n._ ST[=O]'PING.
STOPPLE, stop'l, _n._ that which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel: a
cork or plug.--_v.t._ to close with a stopple.
STORAX, st[=o]'raks, _n._ a resin resembling benzoin, obtained from the
stem of _Styrax officinalis_, a native of Greece and the Levant, formerly
used as a stimulating expectorant.--LIQUID STORAX, liquidambar. [L.,--Gr.
_styrax_.]
STORE, st[=o]r, _n._ a hoard or quantity gathered: abundance: a storehouse:
any place where goods are sold: (_pl._) supplies of provisions, ammunition,
&c. for an army or a ship.--_v.t._ to gather in quantities: to supply: to
lay up in store: to hoard: to place in a warehouse.--_adj._ ST[=O]'RABLE,
capable of being stored.--_ns._ ST[=O]'RAGE, the placing in a store: the
safe-keeping of goods in a store: the price paid or charged for keeping
goods in a store; STORE'-FARM (_Scot._), a stock-farm, a cattle-farm;
STORE'-FARM'ER; STORE'HOUSE, a house for storing goods of any kind: a
repository: a treasury; STORE'-KEEP'ER, a man who has charge of a store:
one who owns a store: (_U.S._) any unsaleable article; ST[=O]'RER, one who
stores; STORE'ROOM, a room in which things are stored: a room in a store;
STORE'-SHIP, a vessel used for transporting naval stores.--IN STORE
(_Shak._), in hoard for future use, ready for supply; SET STORE BY, to
value greatly. [O. Fr. _estor_, _estoire_--L. _instaur[=a]re_, to provide.]
STOREY, st[=o]'ri, _n._ Same as STORY.