Webster's Dictionary 1828

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STINTED

STINTED, participle passive Restrained to a certain limit or quantity; limited.

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STINTER

STINTER, noun He or that which stints.

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STINTING

STINTING, participle present tense Restraining within certain limits; assigning a certain quantity to; limiting.

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STIPE

STIPE, noun [Latin; Gr., a stake.] In botany, the base of a frond; or a species of stem passing into leaves, or not distinct from the leaf. The stem of a fungus is also called s...

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STIPEL

STIPEL, noun [See Stipula.] In botany, a little appendix situated at the base of the follicles.

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STIPEND

STIPEND, noun [Latin, a piece of money; to pay.] Settled pay or compensation for services, whether daily or monthly wages; or an annual salary.STIPEND, verb transitive To pay by...

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STIPENDIARY

STIPENDIARY, adjective [Latin] Receiving wages or salary; performing services for a stated price or compensation.His great stipendiary prelates came with troops of evil appointe...

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STIPITATE

STIPITATE, adjective [See Stipe.] In botany, supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe; as pappus or down.

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STIPPLE

STIPPLE, verb transitive To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving in lines.

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STIPPLED

STIPPLED, participle passive Engraved with dots.

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STIPPLING

STIPPLING, participle present tense Engraving with dots.STIPPLING, noun A mode of engraving on copper by means of dots.

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STIPTIC

STIPTIC. [See Styptic.]

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STIPULA

STIPULA, STIPULE, noun [Latin, a straw or stubble.] In botany, a scale at the base of nascent petioles or peduncles. Stipules are in pairs or solitary; they are lateral, extrafo...

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STIPULACEOUS

STIPULACEOUS, STIPULAR, adjective [Latin See Stipula.]

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STIPULAR

STIPULACEOUS, STIPULAR adjective [Latin See Stipula.]1. Formed of stipules or scales; as a STIPULAR bud.2. Growing on stipules, or close to them; as STIPULAR glands.

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STIPULATE

STIPULATE, verb intransitive [Latin, to crowd; whence the sense of agreement, binding, making fast.]1. To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbe...

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STIPULATED

STIPULATED, participle passive Agreed; contracted; covenanted. It was stipulated that Great Britain should retain Gibraltar.

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STIPULATING

STIPULATING, participle present tense Agreeing; contracting; bargaining.

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STIPULATION

STIPULATION, noun [Latin]1. The act of agreeing and covenanting; a contracting or bargaining.2. An agreement or covenant made by one person with another for the performance or f...

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STIPULATOR

STIPULATOR, noun One who stipulates, contracts or covenants.

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STIPULE

STIPULE. [See Stipula.]

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STIR

STIR, verb transitive stur. [G., to stir to disturb.]1. To move; to change place in any manner.My foot I had never yet in five days been able to stir2. To agitate; to bring into...

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STIRIATED

STIRIATED, adjective [Latin, an icicle.] Adorned with pendants like icicles.

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STIRIOUS

STIRIOUS, adjective [supra.] Resembling icicles. [Not much used.]

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STIRK

STIRK, noun A young ox or heifer. [Local.]

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STIRP

STIRP, noun sturp. [Latin] Stock; race; family. [Not English.]

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STIRRED

STIRRED, participle passive Moved; agitated; put in action.