Webster's Dictionary 1913

10369

Stratigraphic (2)

{ Strat′i‐graph″ic, –ic‐al }, a.(Mil.) See Stratographic.

10370

Stratigraphy

Stra‐tig″ra‐phy (?), n. [Stratum + -graphy.] That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and succession of strata.

10371

Strato-cirrus

Stra′to–cir″rus (?), n. [Stratus + cirrus.] (Meteor.) An alto-stratus cloud.

10372

Strato-cumulus

Stra′to–cu″mu‐lus (?), n. [Stratus + cumulus.] (Meteor.) Large balls or rolls of dark cloud which frequently cover the whole sky, esp. in winter, and give it at times an undulat...

10373

Stratocracy

Stra‐toc″ra‐cy (?), n. [Gr. � an army + -cracy, as in democracy: cf. F. stratocratie.] A military government; government by military chiefs and an army.

10374

Stratographic

{ Strat′o‐graph″ic (?), Strat′o‐graph″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to stratography.

10375

Stratography

Stra‐tog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Gr. � an army + -graphy.] A description of an army, or of what belongs to an army.

10376

Stratonic

Stra‐ton″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to an army.

10377

Stratotic

Stra‐tot″ic (?), a. Warlike; military.

10378

Stratum

Stra″tum (?), n.; pl. E. Stratums (#), L. Strata (#). The latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to Gr. � to spread, strew. See Strew, and cf. Const...

10379

Stratus

Stra″tus (?), n. [L. stratus a spreading out, scattering, from sternere, stratum, to spread.] (Meteor.) A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal band or layer...

10380

Straught

Straught (?), obs.imp. & p. p. of Stretch.

10381

Straught (2)

Straught, v. t. To stretch; to make straight. [Written also straucht.] Sir W. Scott.

10382

Straw

Straw (?), v. t. To spread or scatter. See Strew, and Strow. Chaucer.

10383

Straw (2)

Straw, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. streáw, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. strē, D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. strō, Icel. strā, Dan. straa, Sw. strå. √166. See Strew....

10384

Straw-colored

Straw″–col′ored (?), a. Being of a straw color. See Straw color, under Straw, n.

10385

Straw-cutter

Straw″–cut′ter (?), n. An instrument to cut straw for fodder.

10386

Strawberry

Straw″ber‐ry (?), n. [AS. streáwberige; streáw straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.) A fragrant edible berry, of a del...

10387

Strawboard

Straw″board′ (?), n. Pasteboard made of pulp of straw.

10388

Strawed

Strawed (?), imp. & p. p. of Straw.

10389

Strawworm

Straw″worm′ (?), n. A caddice worm.

10390

Strawy

Straw″y (?), a. Of or pertaining to straw; made of, or resembling, straw. Shak.

10391

Stray

Stray (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Strayed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Straying.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj., stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. ...

10392

Stray (2)

Stray, v. t. To cause to stray. Shak.

10393

Stray (3)

Stray, a. [Cf. OF. estraié, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray.] Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or sheep.Stray line(Naut.), th...

10394

Stray (4)

Stray, n. 1. Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Used also figuratively.Seeing him wander ab...

10395

Strayer

Stray″er (?), n. One who strays; a wanderer.