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2. (pl. Stamens , rarely Stamina .) (Bot.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament .

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Sta"mened (?) , a. Furnished with stamens.

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Sta"min (?) , n. [OF. estamine , F. \'82tamine , LL. staminea , stamineum , fr. L. stamineus consisting of threads, fr. stamen a thread. See Stamen , and cf. Stamineous , 2d Stammel , Tamine .] A kind of woolen cloth. [Written also stamine .] [Obs.]

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Stam"i*na (?) , n. pl. See Stamen .

Stamina <Xpage=1401>

Stam"i*na , n. pl. 1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength .

2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State .

He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest. De Quincey.

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Stam"i*nal (?) , a. [Cf. F. staminal .] Of or pertaining to stamens or stamina; consisting in stamens.

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Stam"i*nate (?) , a. [L. staminatus consisting of threads, fr. stamen thread: cf. F. stamin\'82 .] (Bot.) (a) Furnished with stamens; producing stamens. (b) Having stamens, but lacking pistils.

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Stam"i*nate (?) , v. t. To indue with stamina. [R.]

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Sta*min"e*al (?) , Sta*min"e*ous (?) , a. [L. stamineus , from stamen thread.] 1. Consisting of stamens or threads.

2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the stamens; possessing stamens; also, attached to the stamens; as, a stamineous nectary .

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Stam`i*nif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Stamen + -ferous .] Bearing or having stamens.

Staminode <Xpage=1401>

Stam"i*node (?) , n. (Bot.) A staminodium.

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Stam`i*no"di*um (?) , n. ; pl. Staminodia (#) . [NL. See Stamen , and - oid .] (Bot.) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen.

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Stam"mel (?) , n. A large, clumsy horse. [Prov. Eng.]

Wright.

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Stam"mel , n. [OF. estamel ; cf. OF. estamet a coarse woolen cloth, LL. stameta a kind of cloth, the same as staminea , and OF. estame a woolen stuff. See Stamin .] 1. A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have been often of a red color. [Obs.]

2. A red dye, used in England in the 15th and 16th centuries.

B. Jonson.

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Stam"mel , a. Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior to scarlet.

Stammer <Xpage=1401>

Stam"mer (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Stammered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stammering .] [OE. stameren , fr. AS. stamur , stamer , stammering; akin to D. & LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln , OHG. stammal<?/n , stamm<?/n , Dan. stamme , Sw. stamma , Icel. stama , stamma , OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel. stamr , Goth . stamms , and to G. stemmen to bear against, stumm dumb, D. stom . Cf. Stem to resist, Stumble .] To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and diffivulty; to stutter.

I would thou couldst stammer , that thou mightest pour this conclead man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or none at all. Shak.

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Stam"mer (?) , v. t. To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; -- sometimes with out .

Stammer <Xpage=1401>

Stam"mer , n. Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter.

Stammerer <Xpage=1401>

Stam"mer*er (?) , n. One who stammers.

Stammering <Xpage=1401>

Stam"mer*ing , a. Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. -- Stam"mer*ing*ly , adv.

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Stam"mer*ing , n. (Physiol.) A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm, by which expiration is preented, and hence it may be considered as a spasmodic inspiration.

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Stamp (?) v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stamped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stamping .] [OE. stampen ; akin to LG. & D. stampen , G. stampfen , OHG. stanpf<?/n , Dan. stampe , Sw. stampa , Icel. stappa , G. stampf a pestle and E. step . See Step , v. i. , and cf. Stampede .] 1. To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

Shak.

He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground. Dryden.

2. To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor; as, he stamped his foot with rage .

3. To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.) , to crush by the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.

I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small. Deut. ix. 21.

4. To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate with arms or initials .

5. Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp virtuous principles on the heart .

God . . . has stamped no original characters on our minds wherein we may read his being. Locke.

6. To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.

7. To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document .

To stamp out , to put an end to by sudden and energetic action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion .

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Stamp , v. i. 1. To strike; to beat; to crush.

These cooks how they stamp and strain and grind. Chaucer.

2. To strike the foot forcibly downward.

But starts, exclaims, and stamps , and raves, and dies. dennis.

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Stamp , n. 1. The act of stamping, as with the foot.

2. The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die.

'T is gold so pure It can not bear the stamp without alloy. Dryden.

3. The mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an impression.

That sacred name gives ornament and grace, And, like his stamp , makes basest metals pass. Dryden.

4. that which is marked; a thing stamped.

hanging a golden stamp about their necks. Shak.

5. [F. estampe , of german origin. See Stamp , v. t. ] A picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a cut; a plate. [Obs.]

At Venice they put out very curious stamps of the several edifices which are most famous for their beauty and magnificence. Addison.

6. An offical mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange .

7. Hence, a stamped or printed device, issued by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp ; a receipt stamp , etc.

8. An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.

9. A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as, these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures bear the stamp of a divine origin .

Of the same stamp is that which is obtruded on us, that an adamant suspends the attraction of the loadstone. Sir T. Browne.

10. Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp , or of a different stamp .

A soldier of this season's stamp . Shak.

11. A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a pestle, used for pounding or bathing.

12. A half-penny. [Obs.]

au. & Fl.

13. pl. Money, esp. paper money. [Slang, U.S.]

Stamp act , an act of the British Parliament [1765] imposing a duty on all paper, vellum, and parchment used in the American colonies, and declaring all writings on unstamped materials to be null an void. -- Stamp collector , an officer who receives or collects stamp duties; one who collects postage or other stamps. -- Stamp duty , a duty, or tax, imposed on paper and parchment used for certain writings, as deeds, conveyances, etc., the evidence of the payment of the duty or tax being a stamp. [Eng.] -- Stamp hammer , a hammer, worked by power, which rises and falls vertically, like a stamp in a stamp mill. -- Stamp head , a heavy mass of metal, forming the head or lower end of a bar, which is lifted and let fall, in a stamp mill. -- Stamp mill (Mining) , a mill in which ore is crushed with stamps; also, a machine for stamping ore. -- Stamp note , a stamped certificate from a customhouse officer, which allows goods to be received by the captain of a ship as freight. [Eng.] -- Stamp office , an office for the issue of stamps and the reception of stamp duties.

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Stam*pede" (?) , n. [Sp. estampida (in America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar to stamp, of German origin. See Stamp , v. t. ] A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in consequence of a panic.

She and her husband would join in the general stampede . W. Black.

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Stam*pede" (?) , v. i. To run away in a panic; -- said droves of cattle, horses, etc., also of armies.

Stampede <Xpage=1402>

Stam*pede" , v. t. To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of animals.

Stamper <Xpage=1402>

Stamp"er (?) , n. 1. One who stamps.

2. An instrument for pounding or stamping.

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Stamp"ing , a. & n. from Stamp , v.

Stamping ground , a place frequented, and much trodden, by animals, wild or domesticated ; hence ( Colloq .), the scene of one's labors or exploits; also, one's favorite resort. [U.S.] -- Stamping machine , a machine for forming metallic articles or impressions by stamping. -- Stamping mill (Mining) , a stamp mill.

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Stance (?) , n. [OF. estance . See Stanza .] 1. A stanza. [Obs.]

Chapman.

2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.]

Sir W. Scott.

Stanch <Xpage=1402>

Stanch (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stanched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stanching .] [OF. estanchier , F. \'82tancher to stpo a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr., Sp., & Pg. estancar , It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare , stagnare , to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant. See Stagnate .] 1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound . [Written also staunch .]

Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the bleeding of the nose. Bacon.

2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]

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Stanch , v. i. To cease, as the flowing of blood.

Immediately her issue of blood stanched . Luke viii. 44.

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Stanch , n. 1. That which stanches or checks. [Obs.]

2. A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.

Knight.

Stanch <Xpage=1402>

Stanch , a. [ Compar. Stancher (?) ; superl. Stanchest .] [From Stanch , v. t. , and hence literally signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped, tight, not leaky, as a ship. See Stanch , v. t. ] [Written also staunch .] 1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship .

One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. Evelyn.

2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty; steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend or adherent .

V. Knox.

In politics I hear you 're stanch . Prior.

3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.]

This to be kept stanch . Locke.

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Stanch , v. t. To prop; to make stanch, or strong.

His gathered sticks to stanch the wall Of the snow tower when snow should fall. Emerson.

Stanchel <Xpage=1402>

Stan"chel (?) , n. A stanchion.

Stancher <Xpage=1402>

Stanch"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, stanches, or stops, the flowing, as of blood.

Stanchion <Xpage=1402>

Stan"chion (?) , n. [OF. estanson , estan\'87on , F. \'82tan\'87on , from OF. estance a stay, a prop, from L. stans , stantis , standing, p.pr. of stare to stand. See Stand , and cf. Stanza .] [Written also stanchel .] 1. (Arch.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.

2. (Naut.) Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.

3. A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.

Stanchless <Xpage=1402>

Stanch"less (?) , a. 1. Incapable of being stanched, or stopped.

2. Unquenchable; insatiable. [Obs.]

Shak.

Stanchly <Xpage=1402>

Stanch"ly , adv. In a stanch manner.

Stanchness <Xpage=1402>

Stanch"ness , n. The quality or state of being stanch.

Stand <Xpage=1402>

Stand (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Stood (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Standing .] [OE. standen ; AS. standan ; akin to OFries. stonda , st\'ben , D. staan , OS. standan , st\'ben , G. stehen , Icel. standa , Dan. staae , Sw. st\'86 , Goth. standan , Russ. stoiate , L. stare , Gr. <?/ to cause to stand, <?/ to stand, Skr. sth\'be . \'fb163. Cf. Assist , Constant , Contrast , Desist , Destine , Ecstasy , Exist , Interstice , Obstacle , Obstinate , Prest , n. , Rest remainder, Soltice , Stable , a. & n. , State , n. , Statute , Stead , Steed , Stool , Stud of horses, Substance , System .] 1. To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position ; as: (a) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to lie , sit , kneel , etc. "I pray you all, stand up!" Shak . (b) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.

It stands as it were to the ground yglued. Chaucer.

The ruined wall Stands when its wind worn battlements are gone. Byron.

2. To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine .

Wite ye not where there stands a little town? Chaucer.

3. To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.

I charge thee, stand , And tell thy name. Dryden.

The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. Matt. ii. 9.

4. To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.

My mind on its own center stands unmoved. Dryden.

5. To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.

Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall. Spectator.

6. To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition. "The standing pattern of their imitation."

South.

The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life. Esther viii. 11.

7. To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.

We must labor so as to stand with godliness, according to his appointment. Latimer.

8. To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts .

9. To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist. "Sacrifices . . . which stood only in meats and drinks."

Heb. ix. 10.

Accomplish what your signs foreshow; I stand resigned, and am prepared to go. Dryden.

Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not tarry. Sir W. Scott.

10. To be consistent; to agree; to accord.

Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing But what may stand with honor. Massinger.

11. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor .

From the same parts of heaven his navy stands . Dryden.

12. To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.

He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the university. Walton.

13. To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.

Or the black water of Pomptina stands . Dryden.

14. To measure when erect on the feet.

Six feet two, as I think, he stands . Tennyson.