Webster's Dictionary 1913

10342

Strap-shaped

Strap″–shaped′ (?), a. Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.

10343

Strappado

Strap‐pa″do (?), n.; pl.Strappadoes (#). [It. strappata a pull, the strappado, from strappare to pull, from Prov. G. strapfen: cf. G. straff tense, stretched.] A military punish...

10344

Strappado (2)

Strap‐pa″do, v. t. To punish or torture by the strappado. Milton.

10345

Strapper

Strap″per (?), n. 1. One who uses strap.2. A person or thing of uncommon size.

10346

Strapping

Strap″ping (?), a. Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow.There are five and thirty strapping officers gone. Farquhar.

10347

Strapple

Strap″ple (?), v. t. To hold or bind with, or as with, a strap; to entangle. Chapman.

10348

Strapwork

Strap″work′ (?), n.(Arch.) A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band folded, crossed, and interlaced.

10349

Strass

Strass (?), n. [So called from its inventor, a German jeweler: cf. F. stras.] (Chem.) A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial paste gems, which consists essenti...

10350

Strata

Stra″ta (?), n., pl. of Stratum.

10351

Stratagem

Strat″a‐gem (?), n. [F. stratagème (cf. Sp. estratagema, It. stratagemma), L. strategema, Gr. �, fr. � to be leader of an army, fr. � a general; � an army (probably as being spr...

10352

Stratagemical

Strat′a‐gem″ic‐al (?), a. Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle. Swift.

10353

Stratarithmetry

Strat′a‐rith″me‐try (?), n. [Gr. � army + � number + -metry.] (Mil.) The art of drawing up an army, or any given number of men, in any geometrical figure, or of estimating or ex...

10354

Strategetic

{ Strat′e‐get″ic (?), Strat′e‐get″ic‐al (?), } a. Strategic.

10355

Strategetics

Strat′e‐get″ics (?), n. Strategy.

10356

Strategic

{ Stra‐te″gic (?), Stra‐te″gic‐al, } a. [Gr. � of or for a general: cf. F. stratégique.] Of or pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice. — Stra‐te″gic‐al‐ly, adv.Strategic l...

10357

Strategics

Stra‐te″gics (?), n. Strategy.

10358

Strategist

Strat″e‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. stratégiste.] One skilled in strategy, or the science of directing great military movements.

10359

Strategus

‖Stra‐te″gus (?), n.; pl.Strategi (#). [L., fr. Gr. �. See Stratagem.] (Gr. Antiq.) The leader or commander of an army; a general.

10360

Strategy

Strat″e‐gy (?), n. [Gr. �: cf. F. stratégie. See Stratagem.] 1. The science of military command, or the science of projecting campaigns and directing great military movements; g...

10361

Strath

Strath (?), n. [Gael. srath.] A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a valley bottom; — often used in composition with the name of the river; as, Strath Spey...

10362

Strathspey

Strath″spey′ (?), n. [So called from the district of Strath Spey in Scotland.] A lively Scottish dance, resembling the reel, but slower; also, the tune.

10363

Straticulate

Stra‐tic″u‐late (?), a. [Dim. Fr. stratum.] (Min.) Characterized by the presence of thin parallel strata, or layers, as in an agate.

10364

Stratification

Strat′i‐fi‐ca″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. stratification.] 1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of being laid in the form of strata, or layers.2. (Physiol.) The depo...

10365

Stratified

Strat″i‐fied (?), a. Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as, stratified rock.

10366

Stratiform

Strat″i‐form (?), a. Having the form of strata.

10367

Stratify

Strat″i‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stratified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stratifying (?).] [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.] To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in...

10368

Stratigraphic

{ Strat′i‐graph″ic (?), Strat′i‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a.(Geol.) Pertaining to, or depended upon, the order or arrangement of strata; as, stratigraphical evidence. — Strat′i‐graph″i...