The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1639
Stock*ade" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stockaded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stockading .] To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.
Stock-blind <Xpage=1417>
Stock"-blind` (?) , a. Blind as a stock; wholly blind.
Stockbroker <Xpage=1417>
Stock"bro`ker (?) , n. A broker who deals in stocks.
Stockdove <Xpage=1417>
Stock"dove` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A common European wild pigeon ( Columba \'91nas ), so called because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the stocks, or trunks, of trees.
&hand; The name is applied, also, to other related species, as the Indian stockdove ( Palumb\'91na Eversmanni ).
Stocker <Xpage=1417>
Stock"er (?) , n. One who makes or fits stocks, as of guns or gun carriages, etc.
Stockfish <Xpage=1417>
Stock"fish` (?) , n. [Cf. D. stokvisch .] 1. Salted and dried fish, especially codfish, hake, ling, and torsk; also, codfish dried without being salted.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Young fresh cod.
Stockholder <Xpage=1417>
Stock"hold`er (?) , n. One who is a holder or proprietor of stock in the public funds, or in the funds of a bank or other stock company.
Stockinet <Xpage=1417>
Stock`i*net" (?) , n. An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which stockings, under-garments, etc., are made.
Stocking <Xpage=1417>
Stock"ing (?) , n. [From Stock , which was formerly used of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or upper stocks, and stockings , or nether stocks.] A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.
Blue stocking . See Bluestocking . -- Stocking frame , a machine for knitting stockings or other hosiery goods.
Stocking <Xpage=1417>
Stock"ing , v. t. To dress in GBs.
Dryden.
Stockinger <Xpage=1417>
Stock"ing*er (?) , n. A stocking weaver.
Stockish <Xpage=1417>
Stock"ish , a. Like a stock; stupid; blockish.
Since naught so stockish , hard, and full of rage, But music for the time doth change his nature. Shak.
Stockjobber <Xpage=1417>
Stock"job`ber (?) , n. [ Stock + job .] One who speculates in stocks for gain; one whose occupation is to buy and sell stocks. In England a jobber acts as an intermediary between brokers.
Stockjobbing <Xpage=1417>
Stock"job`bing (?) , n. The act or art of dealing in stocks; the business of a stockjobber.
Stockman <Xpage=1417>
Stock"man (?) , n. ; pl. Stockmen (<?/) . A herdsman; a ranchman; one owning, or having charge of, herds of live stock. [Australia & U.S.]
W. Howitt.
Stock-still <Xpage=1417>
Stock"-still` (?) , a. [CF. G. stock-still .] Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still.
His whole work stands stock-still . Sterne.
Stockwork <Xpage=1417>
Stock"work` (?) , n. [G. stockwerk .] 1. (Mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be worked in chambers or stories.
2. (Geol.) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or nests irregularly grouped. This kind of deposit is especially common with tin ore. Such deposits are worked in floors or stories.
Stocky <Xpage=1417>
Stock"y (?) , a. [From Stock .] 1. Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.
Addison.
Stocky , twisted, hunchback stems. Mrs. H. H. Jackson.
2. Headstrong. [Prov. Eng.]
G. Eliot.
Stodgy <Xpage=1417>
Stodg"y (?) , a. Wet. [Prov. Eng.]
G. Eliot.
St\'d2chiology, n., St\'d2chiometry <Xpage=1417>
St\'d2ch`i*ol"o*gy (?) , n. , St\'d2ch`i*om"e*try (<?/) , n. , etc. See Stoichiology , Stoichiometry , etc.
Stoic <Xpage=1417>
Sto"ic (?) , n. [L. stoicus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, adj., literally, of or pertaining to a colonnade, from <?/ a roofed colonnade, a porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his successors taught.] 1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed.
2. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person; one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain.
A Stoic of the woods, a man without a tear. Campbell.
School of Stoics . See The Porch , under Porch .
Stoic, Stoical <Xpage=1417>
Sto"ic (?) , Sto"ic*al (?) , a. [L. stoicus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. sto\'8bque . See Stoic , n. ] 1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or their doctrines.
2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to pleasure or pain. -- Sto"ic*al*ly , adv. -- Sto"ic*al*ness , n.
Stoichiological <Xpage=1417>
Stoi`chi*o*log"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to stoichiology.
Stoichiology <Xpage=1417>
Stoi`chi*ol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a first element + -logy .] [Written also st\'d2chiology .] 1. That part of the science of physiology which treats of the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.
2. (Logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought.
Sir W. Hamilton.
3. The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art.
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Stoi`chi*o*met"ric (?) , Stoi`chi*o*met"ric*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to stoichiometry; employed in, or obtained by, stoichiometry.
Stoichiometry <Xpage=1417>
Stoi`chi*om"e*try (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a first principle, or element + -metry .] The art or process of calculating the atomic proportions, combining weights, and other numerical relations of chemical elements and their compounds.
Stoicism <Xpage=1417>
Sto"i*cism (?) , n. [Cf. F. sto\'8bcisme .] 1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.
2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain; insensibility; impassiveness.
Stoicity <Xpage=1417>
Sto*ic"i*ty (?) , n. Stoicism. [Obs.]
B. Jonson.
Stoke <Xpage=1417>
Stoke (?) , v. t. [OE. stoken , fr. D. stoken , fr. stok a stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin, and akin to D. stok ). See Stock .] 1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.]
Nor short sword for to stoke , with point biting. Chaucer.
2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire of a furnace, boiler, etc.
Stoke <Xpage=1417>
Stoke , v. i. To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of furnaces, steamers, etc.
Stokehole <Xpage=1417>
Stoke"hole` (?) , n. The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front of the furnace, where the stokers stand.
Stoker <Xpage=1417>
Stok"er (?) , n. [D. See Stoke , v. t. ] 1. One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a marine steam boiler; also, a machine for feeding fuel to a fire.
2. A fire poker. [R.]
C. Richardson (Dict.).
Stokey <Xpage=1417>
Sto"key (?) , a. Close; sultry. [Prov. Eng.]
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Stola <Xpage=1418>
Sto"la (?) , n. ; pl. Stol\'91 (#) . [L. See Stole a garment.] (Rom. Antiq.) A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman women.
The stola was not allowed to be worn by courtesans, or by women who had been divorced from their husbands. Fairholt.
Stole <Xpage=1418>
Stole (?) , imp. of Steal .
Stole <Xpage=1418>
Stole , n. [L. stolo , -onis .] (Bot.) A stolon.
Stole <Xpage=1418>
Stole , n. [AS. stole , L. stola , Gr. <?/ a stole, garment, equipment, fr. <?/ to set, place, equip, send, akin to E. stall . See Stall .] 1. A long, loose garment reaching to the feet.
Spenser.
But when mild morn, in saffron stole , First issues from her eastern goal. T. Warton.
2. (Eccl.) A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests, pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in various sacred functions.
Groom of the stole , the first lord of the bedchamber in the royal household. [Eng.] Brande & C.
Stoled <Xpage=1418>
Stoled (?) , a. Having or wearing a stole.
After them flew the prophets, brightly stoled In shining lawn. G. Fletcher.
Stolen <Xpage=1418>
Stol"en (?) , p. p. of Steal .
Stolid <Xpage=1418>
Stol"id (?) , a. [L. stolidus .] Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or excited; dull; impassive; foolish.
Stolidity <Xpage=1418>
Sto*lid"i*ty (?) , n. [L. stoliditas .] The state or quality of being stolid; dullness of intellect; obtuseness; stupidity.
Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle all arguments, and be proof against demonstration itself. Bentley.
Stolidness <Xpage=1418>
Stol"id*ness (?) , n. Same as Stolidity .
Stolon <Xpage=1418>
Sto"lon (?) , n. [L. stolo , -onis : cf. F. stolon . Cf. Stole a stolon, 1st Stool .] 1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at the end or at the joints; a stole.
2. (Zo\'94l.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa, and social ascidians. See Illust . under Scyphistoma .
Stoloniferous <Xpage=1418>
Stol`o*nif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Stolon + -ferous : cf. F. stolonif\'8are .] Producing stolons; putting forth suckers.
Stoma <Xpage=1418>
Sto"ma (?) , n. ; pl. Stomata (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a mouth.] 1. (Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in many serous membranes.
2. (Bot.) (a) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually bordered by two contractile cells. (b) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells. See Illust . of Sporangium .
3. (Zo\'94l.) A stigma. See Stigma , n. , 6 (a) & (b) .
Stomach <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach (?) , n. [OE. stomak , F. estomac , L. stomachus , fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a mouth, any outlet or entrance.] 1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an animal; a digestive cavity. See Digestion , and Gastric juice , under Gastric .
2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good stomach for roast beef .
Shak.
3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire.
He which hath no stomach to this fight, Let him depart. Shak.
4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.]
Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain. Spenser.
This sort of crying proceeding from pride, obstinacy, and stomach , the will, where the fault lies, must be bent. Locke.
5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.]
He was a man Of an unbounded stomach . Shak.
Stomach pump (Med.) , a small pump or syringe with a flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or for injecting them into it. -- Stomach tube (Med.) , a long flexible tube for introduction into the stomach. -- Stomach worm (Zo\'94l.) , the common roundworm ( Ascaris lumbricoides ) found in the human intestine, and rarely in the stomach.
Stomach <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stomached (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stomaching .] [Cf. L. stomachari , v.t. & i., to be angry or vexed at a thing.] 1. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike.
Shak.
The lion began to show his teeth, and to stomach the affront. L'Estrange.
The Parliament sit in that body . . . to be his counselors and dictators, though he stomach it. Milton.
2. To bear without repugnance; to brook. [Colloq.]
Stomach <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach , v. i. To be angry. [Obs.]
Hooker.
Stomachal <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. stomacal .] 1. Of or pertaining to the stomach; gastric.
2. Helping the stomach; stomachic; cordial.
Stomachal <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*al , n. A stomachic.
Dunglison.
Stomacher <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*er (?) , n. 1. One who stomachs.
2. (<?/ ∨ <?/) An ornamental covering for the breast, worn originally both by men and women. Those worn by women were often richly decorated.
A stately lady in a diamond stomacher . Johnson.
Stomachful <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*ful (?) , a. Willfully obstinate; stubborn; perverse. [Obs.] -- Stom"ach*ful*ly , adv. [Obs.] -- Stom"ach*ful*ness , n. [Obs.]
Stomachic, Stomachical <Xpage=1418>
Sto*mach"ic (?) , Sto*mach"ic*al (?) , a. [L. stomachicus , Gr. <?/: cf. F. stomachique .] 1. Of or pertaining to the stomach; as, stomachic vessels .
2. Strengthening to the stomach; exciting the action of the stomach; stomachal; cordial.
Stomachic <Xpage=1418>
Sto*mach"ic , n. (Med.) A medicine that strengthens the stomach and excites its action.
Stomaching <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*ing (?) , n. Resentment. [Obs.]
Stomachless <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*less , a. 1. Being without a stomach.
2. Having no appetite. [R.]
Bp. Hall.
Stomachous <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*ous (?) , a. [L. stomachosus angry, peexish. See Stomach .] Stout; sullen; obstinate. [Obs.]
With stern looks and stomachous disdain. Spenser.
Stomachy <Xpage=1418>
Stom"ach*y (?) , a. Obstinate; sullen; haughty.
A little, bold, solemn, stomachy man, a great professor of piety. R. L. Stevenson.
Stomapod <Xpage=1418>
Sto"ma*pod (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Stomapoda.
Stomapoda <Xpage=1418>
Sto*map"o*da (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Stoma , and -poda .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula , Stomatopoda , and Squilloidea .
Stomate <Xpage=1418>
Sto"mate (?) , n. (Bot.) A stoma.
Stomatic <Xpage=1418>
Sto*mat"ic (?) , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a stoma; of the nature of a stoma.
Stomatic <Xpage=1418>
Sto*mat"ic , n. [Gr. sto`ma , -atos , mouth.] (Med.) A medicine for diseases of the mouth.
Dunglison.
Stomatiferous <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*tif"er*ous (?) , a. [Gr. sto`ma , -atos mouth + -ferous .] Having or producing stomata.
Stomatitis <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*ti"tis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. sto`ma , -atos , mouth + -itis .] (Med.) Inflammation of the mouth.
Stomatoda <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*to"da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, mouth.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Protozoa in which a mouthlike opening exists.
Stomatod\'91um <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*to*d\'91"um (?) , n. (Anat.) Same as Stomod\'91um .
Stomatode <Xpage=1418>
Stom"a*tode (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Having a mouth; -- applied to certain Protozoa. -- n. One of the Stomatoda.
Stomatogastric <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*to*gas"tric (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, <?/, mouth + E. gastric .] Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; as, the stomatogastric ganglion of certain Mollusca .
Stomatoplastic <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*to*plas"tic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, <?/, mouth + -plastic .] (Med.) Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed.
Stomatopod <Xpage=1418>
Stom"a*to*pod (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the Stomatopoda.
Stomatopoda <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*top"o*da (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Stoma , and -pod .] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Stomapoda .
Stomatopodous <Xpage=1418>
Stom`a*top"o*dous (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Stomatopoda.
Stomatoscope <Xpage=1418>
Stom"a*to*scope (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, mouth + -scope .] (Med.) An apparatus for examining the interior of the mouth.
Stomatous <Xpage=1418>
Stom"a*tous (?) , a. Having a stoma.
Stomod\'91um <Xpage=1418>
Stom`o*d\'91"um (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, mouth + <?/ to divide.] 1. (Anat.) A part of the alimentary canal. See under Mesenteron .
2. (Zo\'94l.) The primitive mouth and esophagus of the embryo of annelids and arthropods.
Stomp <Xpage=1418>
Stomp (?) , v. i. [See Stamp .] To stamp with the foot. [Colloq.] "In gallant procession, the priests mean to stomp ."
R. Browning.
Stond <Xpage=1418>
Stond (?) , n. [For stand .] 1. Stop; halt; hindrance. [Obs.]
Bacon.
2. A stand; a post; a station. [Obs.]
Spenser.
Stond <Xpage=1418>