Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Strum

Strum (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Strummed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Strumming.] [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. Thrum.] To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument,...

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Struma

‖Stru″ma (?), n. 1. (Med.) Scrofula.2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially, that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.

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Strumatic

Stru‐mat″ic (?), a. Scrofulous; strumous.

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Strumose

Stru‐mose″ (?), a. [L. strumosus: cf. F. strumeux.] 1. (Med.) Strumous.2. (Bot.) Having a struma.

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Strumous

Stru″mous (?), a.(Med.) Scrofulous; having struma.

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Strumousness

Stru″mous‐ness, n. The state of being strumous.

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Strumpet

Strum″pet (?), n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.] A pro...

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Strumpet (2)

Strum″pet, a. Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson.

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Strumpet (3)

Strum″pet, v. t. 1. To debauch. Shak.2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander.With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger.

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Strumstrum

Strum″strum (?), n. A rude musical instrument somewhat like a cittern. Dampier.

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Strung

Strung (?), imp. & p. p. of String.

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Strunt

Strunt (?), n. Spirituous liquor. Burns.

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Struntian

Strun″tian (?), n. A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad. Jamieson.

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Struse

Struse (?), n. [Russ. strug'.] (Naut.) A Russian river craft used for transporting freight.

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Strut

Strut (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Strutted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Strutting.] [OE. struten, strouten, to swell; akin to G. strozen to be swelled, to be puffed up, to strut, Dan. strutt...

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Strut (2)

Strut, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.] 1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.2. (Arch.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists thrust or pressure i...

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Strut (3)

Strut, v. t. To hold apart. Cf. Strut, n., 3.

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Strut (4)

Strut, a. Protuberant. Holland.

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Struthian

Stru″thi‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Struthious.

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Struthio

‖Stru″thi‐o (?), n.; pl.Struthiones (#). (Zoöl.) A genus of birds including the African ostriches.

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Struthioidea

‖Stru′thi‐oi″de‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Struthio, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) Same as Struthiones.

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Struthiones

‖Stru′thi‐o″nes (?), n. pl. [NL. See Struthio.] (Zoöl.) (a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the African ostriches. (b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of bir...

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Struthionine

Stru′thi‐o″nine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Struthious.

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Struthious

Stru″thi‐ous (?), a. [L. struthius, strutheus.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.

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Strutter

Strut″ter (?), n. One who struts.

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Strutting

Strut″ting, a. & n. from Strut, v. — Strut″ting‐ly, adv.

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Struvite

Struv″ite (?), n. [After the Russian minister Von Struve.] (Min.) A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous phosphate of magnesia and ammonia.