Webster's Dictionary 1913

10099

Stone-still

Stone″–still′ (?), a. As still as a stone. Shak.

10100

Stonebird

Stone″bird′ (?), n. The yellowlegs; — called also stone snipe. See Tattler, 2.

10101

Stonebow

Stone″bow′ (?), n. A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones. Shak.

10102

Stonebrash

Stone″brash′ (?), n. A subsoil made up of small stones or finely-broken rock; brash.

10103

Stonebrearer

Stone″brear′er (?), n. A machine for crushing or hammering stone. Knight.

10104

Stonebuck

Stone″buck′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Steinbock.

10105

Stonechat

Stone″chat′ (?), n. [Stone + chat.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird (Pratincola rubicola); — called also chickstone, stonechacker, stonechatte...

10106

Stonecray

Stone″cray′ (?), n. [Stone + F. craie chalk, L. creta.] A distemper in hawks.

10107

Stonecrop

Stone″crop′ (?), n. [AS. stāncropp.] 1. A sort of tree. Mortimer.2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus Sedum, esp. Sedum acre, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, ...

10108

Stonecutter

Stone″cut′ter (?), n. One whose occupation is to cut stone; also, a machine for dressing stone.

10109

Stonecutting

Stone″cut′ting (?), n. Hewing or dressing stone.

10110

Stonegall

Stone″gall′ (?), n. [Cf. D. steengal, G. steingall. See Stannel.] (Zoöl.) See Stannel.

10111

Stonehatch

Stone″hatch′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The ring plover, or dotterel.

10112

Stonehenge

Stone″henge (?), n. An assemblage of upright stones with others placed horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, — generally supposed to be the remains of an anci...

10113

Stoner

Ston″er (?), n. 1. One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones.2. One who walls with stones.

10114

Stoneroot

Stone″root′ (?), n.(Bot.) A North American plant (Collinsonia Canadensis) having a very hard root; horse balm. See Horse balm, under Horse.

10115

Stonerunner

Stone″run′ner (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The ring plover, or the ringed dotterel. (b) The dotterel.

10116

Stonesmickle

Stone″smic′kle (?), n.(Zoöl.) The stonechat; — called also stonesmitch.

10117

Stoneware

Stone″ware′ (?), n. A species of coarse potter's ware, glazed and baked.

10118

Stoneweed

Stone″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Lithospermum, herbs having a fruit composed of four stony nutlets.

10119

Stonework

Stone″work′ (?), n. Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone. Mortimer.

10120

Stonewort

Stone″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) Any plant of the genus Chara; — so called because they are often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See Chara.

10121

Stonily

Ston″i‐ly (?), adv. In a stony manner.

10122

Stoniness

Ston″i‐ness, n. The quality or state of being stony.

10123

Stonish

Ston″ish, a. Stony. “Possessed with stonish insensibility.” Robynson (More's Utopia).

10124

Stont (2)

Stont (?), obs.3d pers. sing. present of Stand.

10125

Stony

Ston″y (?), a. [Compar.Stonier (?); superl.Stoniest.] [AS. stānig. See Stone.] 1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in, stone or stones; resembling stone; h...