Chapter 1653

Stun"ner (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, stuns.

2. Something striking or amazing in quality; something of extraordinary excellence. [Slang]

Thackeray.

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Stun"ning (?) , a. 1. Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.

2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry . [Slang] C. Kingsley . -- Stun"ning*ly , adv. [Slang]

Stunsail <Xpage=1430>

Stun"sail (?) , n. (Naut.) A contraction of Studding sail .

With every rag set, stunsails , sky scrapers and all. Lowell.

Stunt <Xpage=1430>

Stunt (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stunted (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stunting .] [See Stint .] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to prevent the growth of; to stint, to dwarf; as, to stunt a child; to stunt a plant .

When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies, the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. Burke.

Stunt <Xpage=1430>

Stunt (?) , n. 1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in growth; a stunted animal or thing.

2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.

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Stunt"ed , a. Dwarfed. -- Stunt"ed*ness , n.

Stuntness <Xpage=1430>

Stunt"ness , n. Stuntedness; brevity. [R.]

Earle.

Stupa <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pa (st&oomac;"p&adot;) , n. [Skr. st&umac;pa .] A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.

Stupa <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pa (st&umac;"p&adot;) , n. [L.] (Med.) See 1st Stupe .

Stupe <Xpage=1430>

Stupe (?) , n. [L. stupa , or better stuppa , tow. Cf. Stop , v. t. ] (Med.) Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied to a hurt or sore.

Stupe <Xpage=1430>

Stupe , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stuped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuping .] To foment with a stupe.

Wiseman.

Stupe <Xpage=1430>

Stupe , n. [See Stupid .] A stupid person. [Obs.]

Stupefacient <Xpage=1430>

Stu`pe*fa"cient (?) , a. [L. stupefaciens , p.pr. of stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere to make. Cf. Stupefy .] [Written also stupifacient .] Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. -- n. (Med.) Anything promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.

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Stu`pe*fac"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. stup\'82faction . See Stupefacient .] The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied. [Written also stupifaction .]

Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a hardness and stupefaction upon it. South.

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Stu`pe*fac"tive (?) , a. & n. [Cf. F. stup\'82factif , LL. stupefactivus .] Same as Stupefacient . [Written also stupifactive .]

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Stu"pe*fied (?) , a. Having been made stupid.

Stupefiedness <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pe*fied`ness , n. Quality of being stupid.

Stupefier <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pe*fi`er (?) , n. One who, or that which, stupefies; a stupefying agent.

Stupefy <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pe*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stupefied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stupefying (?) .] [F. stup\'82fier , fr. L. stupere to be stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere . See Stupid , Fact , and cf. Stupefacient .] [Written also stupify , especially in England.] 1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility; to make torpid. <-- temporarily! as by excessive dullness or repetition -->

The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain. South.

2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]

It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but stupefied . Bacon.

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Stu*pen"dous (?) , a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p. future pass. of stupere to be astonished at. Cf. Stupid .] Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile . "A stupendous sum."

Macaulay.

All are but parts of one stupendous whole. Pope.

-- Stu*pen"dous*ly , adv. -- Stu*pen"dous*ness , n.

Stupeous <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pe*ous (?) , a. [L. stupa , or better stuppa , tow; cf. L. stuppeus made of tow. Cf. Stupose .] Resembling tow; having long, loose scales, or matted filaments, like tow; stupose.

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Stu"pid (?) , a. [L. stupidus , fr. stupere to be stupefied: cf. F. stupide .] 1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; -- said of persons.

O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . . As to forsake the living God! Milton.

With wild surprise, A moment stupid , motionless he stood. Thomson.

2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.

Observe what loads of stupid rhymes Oppress us in corrupted times. Swift.

Syn. -- Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish; sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- Stu"pid*ly (#) , adv. -- Stu"pid*ness , n.

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Stu*pid"i*ty (?) , n. [L. stupiditas : cf. F. stupidit\'82 .] 1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.

2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]

A stupidity Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear. Chapman.

Stupify <Xpage=1430>

Stu"pi*fy (?) , v. t. See Stupefy .

Stupor <Xpage=1430>

Stu"por (?) , n. [L., from stupere to be struck senseless.] 1. Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression of sense or feeling; lethargy.

2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness or inattention to one's interests.

Stupose <Xpage=1430>

Stu*pose (?) , a. [L. stupa , or better stuppa , tow. Cf. Stupeous .] (Bot.) Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like tow; stupeous.

Stuprate <Xpage=1430>

Stu"prate (?) , v. t. [L. stupratus , p.p. of stuprare to ravish, fr. stuprum defilement.] To ravish; to debauch. [R.]

Heywood.

Stupration <Xpage=1430>

Stu*pra"tion (?) , n. Violation of chastity by force; rape. [R.]

Sir T. Browne.

Stuprum <Xpage=1430>

Stu"prum (?) , n. [L.] Stupration.

Sturb <Xpage=1430>

Sturb (?) , v. t. To disturb. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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Stur"di*ly (?) , adv. In a sturdy manner.

Sturdiness <Xpage=1430>

Stur"di*ness , n. Quality of being sturdy.

Sturdy <Xpage=1430>

Stur"dy (?) , a. [ Compar. Sturdier (?) ; superl. Sturdiest .] [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy, thoughtless, rash, F. \'82tourdi , p.p. of OF. estourdir to stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. \'82tourdir ; of uncertain origin. The sense has probably been influenced by E. stout .] 1. Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern.

This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress To rue upon her wifely steadfastness. Chaucer.

This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay. Hudibras.

A sturdy , hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he took the first steps. Atterbury.

2. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality; as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism .

3. Characterized by physical strength or force; strong; lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout .

How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Gray.

4. Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak .

Milton.

He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather sturdy than dainty. Sir H. Wotton.

Syn. -- Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff.

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Sturdy <Xpage=1431>

Stur"dy (?) , n. [OF. estourdi giddiness, stupefaction.] (Vet.) A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness, or by dullness and stupor.

Sturgeon <Xpage=1431>

Stur"geon (?) , n. [F. esturgeon , LL. sturio , sturgio , OHG. sturjo , G. st\'94r ; akin to AS. styria , styriga .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenserid\'91 . They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.

&hand; The common North American species are Acipenser sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A. transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and A. rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In Europe, the common species is Acipenser sturio , and other well-known species are the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of which one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal. The toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head, and has four barbels in front.

Shovel-nosed sturgeon . (Zo\'94l.) See Shovelnose (d) .

Sturiones <Xpage=1431>

Stu`ri*o"nes (?) , n. pl. [NL., from LL. sturio . See Sturgeon .] (Zo\'94l.) An order of fishes including the sturgeons.

Sturionian <Xpage=1431>

Stu`ri*o"ni*an (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of the family of fishes of which the sturgeon is the type.

Sturk <Xpage=1431>

Sturk (?) , n. See Stirk . [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Sturnoid <Xpage=1431>

Stur"noid (?) , a. [L. sturnus a starling + -oid .] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the starlings.

Sturt <Xpage=1431>

Sturt (?) , v. t. [Cf. Start , v. i. ] To vex; to annoy; to startle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Sturt <Xpage=1431>

Sturt , n. 1. Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] " Sturt and care."

J. Rolland.

2. (Mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor profits.

Raymond.

Sturtion <Xpage=1431>

Stur"tion (?) , n. A corruption of Nasturtion .

Stut <Xpage=1431>

Stut (?) , v. i. To stutter. [Obs.]

Skelton.

Stutter <Xpage=1431>

Stut"ter (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Stuttered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stuttering .] [Freq. of stut , OE. stoten ; probably of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren , G. stottern , D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen , Icel. stauta , Sw. st\'94ta , Dan. st\'94de , Goth. stautan , L. tundere , Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. Contuse , Obtuse .] To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.

Trembling, stuttering , calling for his confessor. Macaulay.

Stutter <Xpage=1431>

Stut"ter , n. 1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See Stammer , and Stuttering .

2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Stutterer <Xpage=1431>

Stut"ter*er (?) , n. One who stutters; a stammerer.

Stuttering <Xpage=1431>

Stut"ter*ing , n. The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as distinguished from stammering .

Stuttering <Xpage=1431>

Stut"ter*ing , a. Apt to stutter; hesitating; stammering. -- Stut"ter*ing*ly , adv.

Sty <Xpage=1431>

Sty (?) , n. ; pl. Sties (<?/) . [Written also stigh .] [AS. stigu , fr. st\'c6gan to rise; originally, probably, a place into which animals climbed or went up. \'fb164. See Sty , v. i. , and cf. Steward .] 1. A pen or inclosure for swine.

2. A place of bestial debauchery.

To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty . Milton.

Sty <Xpage=1431>

Sty , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Stied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Stying (?) .] To shut up in, or as in, a sty.

Shak.

Sty <Xpage=1431>

Sty , v. i. [OE. stien , sti<?/en , AS. st\'c6gan to rise; akin to D. stijgen , OS. & OHG. st\'c6gan , G. steigen , Icel. st\'c6ga , Sw. stiga , Dan. stige , Goth. steigan , L. vestigium footstep, Gr. <?/ to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to mount. Cf. Distich , Stair steps, Stirrup , Sty a boil, a pen for swine, Vestige .] To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup . [Obs.]

With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty , To the last praises of this Faery Queene. Spenser.

Sty <Xpage=1431>

Sty , n. [For older styan , styanye , understood as sty on eye , AS. st\'c6gend (sc. e\'a0ge eye), properly, rising, or swelling (eye), p.p. of st\'c6gan to rise. See Sty , v. i. ] (Med.) An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid. [Written also stye .]

Styan <Xpage=1431>

Sty"an (?) , n. See Sty , a boil. [R.]

De quincey.

Styca <Xpage=1431>

Sty"ca (?) , n. [LL., fr. AS. stic , styc , stycge .] An anglo-Saxon copper coin of the lowest value, being worth half a farthing.

S. M. Leake.

Stycerin <Xpage=1431>

Sty"cer*in (?) , n. [ Sty ryl + gly cerin .] (Chem.) A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous substance; -- called also phenyl glycerin .

Stye <Xpage=1431>

Stye , n. See Sty , a boil.

Stygial <Xpage=1431>

Styg"i*al (?) , a. Stygian. [R.]

Skelton.

Stygian <Xpage=1431>

Styg"i*an (?) , a. [L. Stygius , fr. Styx , Stygis , Gr. <?/, <?/, the Styx.] Of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal. See Styx .

At that so sudden blaze, the Stygian throng Bent their aspect. Milton.

Stylagalmaic <Xpage=1431>

Sty`la*gal*ma"ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/ a column + <?/ an image.] (Arch.) Performing the office of columns; as, Atlantes and Caryatides are stylagalmaic figures or images . [Written also stylogalmaic .]

Stylar <Xpage=1431>

Sty"lar (?) , a. See Stilar .

Stylaster <Xpage=1431>

Sty*las"ter (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/ pillar + <?/ star.] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of delicate, usually pink, calcareous hydroid corals of the genus Stylaster .

Style <Xpage=1431>

Style (?) , n. [OE. stile , F. style , Of. also stile , L. stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus , meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick . See Stick , v. t. , and cf. Stiletto . The spelling with y is due to a supposed connection with Gr. <?/ a pillar.] 1. An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of making erasures by smoothing the wax.

2. Hence, anything resembling the ancient style in shape or use. Specifically: --

(a) A pen; an author's pen.

Dryden.

(b) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.

(c) A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.

(d) (Zo\'94l.) A long, slender, bristlelike process, as the anal styles of insects.

(e) [Perhaps fr. Gr. <?/ a pillar.] The pin, or gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates the hour. See Gnomon .

(f) [Probably fr. Gr. <?/ a pillar.] (Bot.) The elongated part of a pistil between the ovary and the stigma. See Illust . of Stamen , and of Pistil .

3. Mode of expressing thought in language, whether oral or written; especially, such use of language in the expression of thought as exhibits the spirit and faculty of an artist; choice or arrangement of words in discourse; rhetorical expression.

High style , as when that men to kinges write. Chaucer.

Style is the dress of thoughts. Chesterfield.

Proper words in proper places make the true definition of style . Swift.

It is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work. I. Disraeli.

4. Mode of presentation, especially in music or any of the fine arts; a characteristic of peculiar mode of developing in idea or accomplishing a result.

The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar merit. Sir J. Reynolds.

5. Conformity to a recognized standard; manner which is deemed elegant and appropriate, especially in social demeanor; fashion.

According to the usual style of dedications. C. Middleton.

6. Mode or phrase by which anything is formally designated; the title; the official designation of any important body; mode of address; as, the style of Majesty .

One style to a gracious benefactor, another to a proud, insulting foe. Burke.

7. (Chron.) A mode of reckoning time, with regard to the Julian and Gregorian calendars.