Webster's Dictionary 1913

10153

Stope (2)

Stope, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stoped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stoping.] (Mining) (a) To excavate in the form of stopes. (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has bee...

10154

Stope (3)

{ Stope (?), Sto″pen (?) }, p. p. of Step. Stepped; gone; advanced.A poor widow, somedeal stope in age. Chaucer.

10155

Stoping

Stop″ing (?), n.(Mining) The act of excavating in the form of stopes.

10156

Stopless

Stop″less (?), a. Not to be stopped. Davenant.

10157

Stoppage

Stop″page (?), n. The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of the circulation of the blood; the stoppage...

10158

Stopped

Stopped (?), a.(Phonetics) Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; — said of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.). H. Sweet.

10159

Stopper

Stop″per (?), n. 1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.2. (Naut.) A short piece of ro...

10160

Stopper (2)

Stop″per, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stoppered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stoppering.] To close or secure with a stopper.

10161

Stopping

Stop″ping (?), n. 1. Material for filling a cavity.2. (Mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.3. (Far.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material ap...

10162

Stopping-out

Stop″ping–out′ (?), n. A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying varnish or other covering matter with ...

10163

Stopple

Stop″ple (?), n. [Cf. G. stöpfel, stöpsel. See Stop, n. & v. t.] That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper; as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.

10164

Stopple (2)

Stop″ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stoppled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stoppling.] To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a stopple. Cowper.

10165

Stopship

Stop″ship′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A remora. It was fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to them. Sylvester.

10166

Stor (2)

Stor (?), a. See Stoor. Chaucer.

10167

Storage

Stor″age (?), n. 1. The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe keeping; also, the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse.2. Space for the safe keeping of goods.3. The ...

10168

Storax

Sto″rax (?), n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. �. Cf. Styrax.] Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. Th...

10169

Store

Store (?), n. [OE. stor, stoor, OF. estor, provisions, supplies, fr. estorer to store. See Store, v. t.] 1. That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which su...

10170

Store (2)

Store, a. Accumulated; hoarded. Bacon.

10171

Store (3)

Store (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Storing.] [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore, store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in +...

10172

Stored

Stored (?), a. Collected or accumulated as a reserve supply; as, stored electricity.It is charged with stored virtue. Bagehot.

10173

Storehouse

Store″house′ (?), n. 1. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse.Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto E...

10174

Storekeeper

Store″keep′er (?), n. 1. A man in charge of stores or goods of any kind; as, a naval storekeeper.2. One who keeps a “store;” a shopkeeper. See 1st Store, 3.

10175

Storer

Stor″er (?), n. One who lays up or forms a store.

10176

Storeroom

Store″room′ (?), n. Room in a storehouse or repository; a room in which articles are stored.

10177

Storeship

Store″ship′ (?), n. A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like.

10178

Storey

Sto″rey (?), n. See Story.

10179

Storge

‖Stor″ge (?), n. Parental affection; the instinctive affection which animals have for their young.