Stringendo
‖Strin″gen‐do (?), a.(Mus.) Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Stringent
Strin″gent (strĭn″jent), a. [L. stringens, -entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See Strain.] Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive; rigid; seve...
Stringer
String″er (strĭng″ẽr), n. 1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.Be content to put your trust in honest stringers. Ascham.2. A libertine; a w...
Stringhalt
String″halt′ (?), n.(Far.) An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that raise the hock. [Written al...
Stringiness
String″i‐ness (?), n. Quality of being stringy.
Stringless
String″less, a. Having no strings.His tongue is now a stringless instrument. Shak.
Stringpiece
String″piece′ (?), n.(Arch.) (a) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.: (b) One of the longitudinal pieces, supporting the treads a...
Stringy
String″y (?), a. 1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous; filamentous; as, a stringy root.2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; vi...
Strip
Strip (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Stripped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Stripping.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str�pan in bestr�pan to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streife...
Strip (2)
Strip (?), v. i. 1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering; to undress.2. (Mach.) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a bolt, screw, or nut. See Strip...
Strip (3)
Strip, n. 1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of cloth; a strip of land.2. (Mining) A trough for washing ore.3. (Gunnery) The issuing of a projectile from ...
Strip-leaf
Strip″–leaf′ (?), n. Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.
Stripe
Stripe (?), n. [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG. stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG. striefen to glide, march.] 1. A line, or long, narrow divisio...
Stripe (2)
Stripe, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Striped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Striping.] 1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different colors or textures; to variegate with stripes.2. To st...
Striped
Striped (?), a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked.Striped bass. (Zoöl.) See under Bass. — Striped maple(Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with fine...
Stripling
Strip″ling (?), n. [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip from the main stock or steam.] A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad.Inquire...
Stripper
Strip″per (?), n. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine for stripping cards.
Stripper (2)
Strip″per, n.(Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.
Strippet
Strip″pet (?), n. [Dim. of strip.] A small stream. “A little brook or strippet.” Holinshed.
Stripping
Strip″ping (?), n. 1. The act of one who strips.The mutual bows and courtesies... are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive. H. Spencer.Never were c...
Strisores
‖Stri‐so″res (?), n. pl. [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak, whiz, buzz.] (Zoöl.) A division of passerine birds including the humming birds, swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now gener...
Strive
Strive (?), v. i. [imp.Strove (?); p. p.Striven (?) (Rarely, Strove); p. pr. & vb. n.Striving.] [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. stræb...
Strive (2)
Strive, n. 1. An effort; a striving. Chapman.2. Strife; contention. Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).
Strived
Strived (?), obs.p. p. of Strive. Striven.Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel. Rom. xv. 20.
Striven
Striv″en (?), p. p. of Strive.
Striver
Striv″er (?), n. One who strives.
Striving
Striv″ing (?), a. & n. from Strive. — Striv″ing‐ly, adv.