Webster's Dictionary 1913

9208

Stanza

Stan″za (@stăn″zȧ), n.; pl.Stanzas (@–zȧz). [It. stanza a room, habitation, a stanza, i.e., a stop, fr. L. stans, p. pr. of stare to stand. See Stand, and cf. Estancia, Stance, ...

9209

Stanzaic

Stan‐za″ic (@stăn‐zā″ĭk), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet in stanzaic form.

9210

Stapedial

Sta‐pe″di‐al (@stȧ‐pē″dĭ‐al), a. [LL. stapes stirrup.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to @the stapes.

9211

Stapelia

‖Sta‐pe″li‐a (@–lĭ‐ȧ), n. [NL. So named after John Bodæus a Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam.] (Bot.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Ascle...

9212

Stapes

‖Sta″pes (@stā″pēz), n.(Anat.) The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or stirrup bone; — so called from its form. See Illust. of Ear.

9213

Staphyline

Staph″y‐line (@stăf″ĭ‐līn), a. [Gr. σταφύλινοσ botryoidal, from σταφυλή a bunch of grapes.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.

9214

Staphylinid

Staph′y‐li″nid (@stăf′ĭ‐lī″nĭd), n. [Gr. σταφυλι̑νοσ a kind of insect.] (Zoöl.) Any rove beetle.

9215

Staphyloma

‖Staph′y‐lo″ma (@–lō″mȧ), n. [L., fr. Gr. σταφύλωμα, fr. σταφυλή a bunch of grapes.] (Med.) A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea.

9216

Staphylomatous

Staph′y‐lo″ma‐tous (@stăf′ĭ‐lō″mȧ‐tŭs), a.(Med.) Of or pertaining to staphyloma; affected with staphyloma.

9217

Staphyloplasty

Staph″y‐lo‐plas′ty (@stăf″ĭ‐lō̍‐plăs′ty̆), n. [Gr. � a bunch of grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end + -plasty.] (Surg.) The operation for restoring or replacin...

9218

Staphyloraphy

{ Staph′y‐lor″a‐phy, Staph′y‐lor″rha‐phy } (@–lŏr″ȧ‐fy̆), n. [Gr. σταφυλή the uvula when swollen + ρἅπτειν to sew: cf. F. staphylorraphie.] @(Surg.) The operation of uniting a c...

9219

Staphylotomy

Staph′y‐lot″o‐my (@–lŏt″ō̍‐my̆), n.(Surg.) The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.

9220

Staple

Sta″ple (@stā″p'l), n. [AS. stapul, stapol, stapel, a step, a prop, post, table, fr. stapan to step, go, raise; akin to D. stapel a pile, stocks, emporium, G. stapela heap, mart...

9221

Staple (2)

Sta″ple, a. 1. Pertaining to, or being @a market o@r staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade. D...

9222

Staple (3)

Sta″ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.@Stapled (@–p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.@Stapling.] To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.

9223

Stapler

Sta″pler (@–plẽr), n. 1. A dealer in staple goods.2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple.

9224

Star

Star (stär), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G. stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth. staírnō, Arm...

9225

Star (2)

Star (stär), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Starred (stärd); p. pr. & vb. n.Starring.] To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems. “...

9226

Star (3)

Star, v. i. To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a theatrical star. W. Irving.

9227

Star drift

Star drift. (Astron.) Similar and probably related motion of the stars of an asterism, as distinguished from apparent change of place due to solar motion.— ##?? = star streaming? —

9228

Star stereogram

Star stereogram. A view of the universe of brighter stars as it would appear to an observer transported into space outside or beyond our universe of stars.

9229

Star-blind

Star″–blind′ (@–blīnd′), a. Half blind.

9230

Star-chamber

Star″–cham′ber (@stär″chām′bẽr), n. [So called (as conjectured by Blackstone) from being held in a room at the Exchequer where the chests containing certain Jewish co@ntracts an...

9231

Star-crossed

Star″–crossed′ (@stär″krŏst′; 115), a. Not favored by the stars; ill-fated. Shak.Such i@s my star-crossed destiny. Massinger.

9232

Star-read

Star″–read′ (@–rēd′), n. Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology; astronomy.Which in star-read were wont have best insight. Spenser.

9233

Star-spangled

Star″–span′gled (@–spăṉ′g'ld), a. Spangled or studded with stars.Star-spangled banner, the popular name for the national ensign of the United States. F. S. Key.

9234

Star@-b@owlines

Star″@–b@ow′lines (@–bō′lĭnz), n. pl.(Naut.) The men in the starboard watch. R. H. Dana, Jr.