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   saddle blanket
         n 1: stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle
               [syn: {saddle blanket}, {saddlecloth}, {horse blanket}]

English Dictionary: scuttlebutt by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle block anaesthesia
n
  1. the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
    Synonym(s): saddle block anesthesia, saddle block anaesthesia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle block anesthesia
n
  1. the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
    Synonym(s): saddle block anesthesia, saddle block anaesthesia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle feather
n
  1. a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl
    Synonym(s): saddle hackle, saddle feather
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle of lamb
n
  1. backbone and both loins of a lamb
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddleback
n
  1. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)
    Synonym(s): saddleback, saddle
  2. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
    Synonym(s): gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddleback roof
n
  1. a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end
    Synonym(s): gable roof, saddle roof, saddleback, saddleback roof
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddlebag
n
  1. a large bag (or pair of bags) hung over a saddle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddlebill
n
  1. large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
    Synonym(s): saddlebill, jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddlebow
n
  1. handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn: pommel, saddlebow]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
schedule feeding
n
  1. feeding a baby or animal according to a fixed schedule (e.g., every 4 hours)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scuttlebutt
n
  1. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"
    Synonym(s): gossip, comment, scuttlebutt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seed leaf
n
  1. embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants [syn: cotyledon, seed leaf]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shuttle bus
n
  1. shuttle consisting of a bus that travels between two points
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sidle up
v
  1. ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior; "She is playing up to the chairman"
    Synonym(s): cozy up, cotton up, shine up, play up, sidle up, suck up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skittle ball
n
  1. ball used to knock down ninepins [syn: ninepin ball, skittle ball]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
skittle pin
n
  1. a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
    Synonym(s): ninepin, skittle, skittle pin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
St. Olaf
n
  1. King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: Olaf II, Olav II, Saint Olaf, Saint Olav, St. Olaf, St. Olav]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
St. Olav
n
  1. King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030) [syn: Olaf II, Olav II, Saint Olaf, Saint Olav, St. Olaf, St. Olav]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stall bar
n
  1. a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stall-fed
adj
  1. (of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel band
n
  1. a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel blue
n
  1. a greyish blue color
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel factory
n
  1. a factory where steel is made [syn: steel mill, steelworks, steel plant, steel factory]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel plant
n
  1. a factory where steel is made [syn: steel mill, steelworks, steel plant, steel factory]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel plate
n
  1. a plate of steel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel production
n
  1. making steel from pig iron
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel-plated
adj
  1. covered with heavy steel; "armor-plated vehicles" [syn: armor-clad, armour-clad, armor-plated, armour- plated, steel-plated]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stilbesterol
n
  1. synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
    Synonym(s): diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stilbestrol
n
  1. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
    Synonym(s): diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stilboestrol
n
  1. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
    Synonym(s): diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
still life
n
  1. a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
still-fish
v
  1. fish with the line and bait resting still or stationary in the water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stillbirth
n
  1. a natural loss of the products of conception [syn: spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, stillbirth]
    Antonym(s): live birth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stillborn
adj
  1. failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
    Synonym(s): abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful
  2. (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stillborn infant
n
  1. infant who shows no signs of life after birth [ant: liveborn infant]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stool pigeon
n
  1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]
  2. a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stoolpigeon
n
  1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
style of architecture
n
  1. architecture as a kind of art form [syn: {architectural style}, style of architecture, type of architecture]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stylophorum
n
  1. wood poppies
    Synonym(s): Stylophorum, genus Stylophorum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stylophorum diphyllum
n
  1. perennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowers
    Synonym(s): celandine poppy, wood poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stylopodium
n
  1. an enlargement at the base of the style in some Umbelliferae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sweetleaf
n
  1. small yellowwood tree of southern United States having small fragrant white flowers; leaves and bark yield a yellow dye
    Synonym(s): sweetleaf, Symplocus tinctoria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sweetleaf family
n
  1. a dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales [syn: Symplocaceae, family Symplocaceae, sweetleaf family]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.
      sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.
      sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root
      of E. sit.]
      1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to
            span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups
            for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place
            with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or
            tricycle.
  
      2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
            back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
            various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
            guides for the reins, etc.
  
      3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
            animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
            of venison, etc.
  
      4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
            and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
  
      5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
            upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
            or support.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
  
      7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
            from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
            and covers the joint between two floors.
  
      {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
            lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.
  
      {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
            made by the saddle.
  
      {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to
            hold the saddle in its place.
  
      {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
            saddle.
  
      {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
            bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
            over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.
  
      {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
            ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
            different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
            saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.
  
      {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
            the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its
            shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
      Same as {Saddle-backed}.
  
      {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
      1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
            concave outline at the top.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The harp seal.
            (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}).
            (c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia stimulea})
                  which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
                  of color on the back.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harp \Harp\, n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G.
      harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
      1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
            furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
            upright, and played with the fingers.
  
      2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
  
      3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
  
      {[92]olian harp}. See under {[92]olian}.
  
      {Harp seal} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic seal ({Phoca
            Gr[d2]nlandica}). The adult males have a light-colored
            body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and
            the face and throat black. Called also {saddler}, and
            {saddleback}. The immature ones are called {bluesides}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
      Same as {Saddle-backed}.
  
      {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.
      1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a
            concave outline at the top.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The harp seal.
            (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}).
            (c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia stimulea})
                  which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch
                  of color on the back.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Harp \Harp\, n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D. harp, G.
      harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]
      1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame
            furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held
            upright, and played with the fingers.
  
      2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.
  
      3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]
  
      {[92]olian harp}. See under {[92]olian}.
  
      {Harp seal} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic seal ({Phoca
            Gr[d2]nlandica}). The adult males have a light-colored
            body, with a harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and
            the face and throat black. Called also {saddler}, and
            {saddleback}. The immature ones are called {bluesides}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.
      sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.
      sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root
      of E. sit.]
      1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to
            span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups
            for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place
            with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or
            tricycle.
  
      2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
            back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
            various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
            guides for the reins, etc.
  
      3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
            animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
            of venison, etc.
  
      4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
            and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
  
      5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
            upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
            or support.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
  
      7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
            from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
            and covers the joint between two floors.
  
      {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
            lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.
  
      {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
            made by the saddle.
  
      {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to
            hold the saddle in its place.
  
      {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
            saddle.
  
      {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
            bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
            over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.
  
      {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
            ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
            different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
            saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.
  
      {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
            the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its
            shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
      Same as {Saddle-backed}.
  
      {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.
      sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s[94][edh]ull, Dan. & Sw.
      sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root
      of E. sit.]
      1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to
            span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups
            for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place
            with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or
            tricycle.
  
      2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
            back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
            various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
            guides for the reins, etc.
  
      3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
            animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
            of venison, etc.
  
      4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
            and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
  
      5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
            upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
            or support.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
  
      7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
            from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
            and covers the joint between two floors.
  
      {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
            lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.
  
      {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
            made by the saddle.
  
      {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to
            hold the saddle in its place.
  
      {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
            saddle.
  
      {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
            bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
            over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.
  
      {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
            ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
            different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
            saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.
  
      {Saddle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
            the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its
            shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.
      Same as {Saddle-backed}.
  
      {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddle-backed \Sad"dle-backed`\, a.
      1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat
            of a saddle.
  
      2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddlebags \Sad"dle*bags\, n. pl.
      Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band,
      formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small
      articles, one bag hanging on each side.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir[a3], jabur[a3].] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several large wading birds of the genera {Mycteria}
      and {Xenorhynchus}, allied to the storks in form and habits.
  
      Note: The American jabiru ({Mycteria Americana}) is white,
               with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
               feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
               Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
               glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
               purple. The African jabiru ({Mycteria, [or]
               Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis}) has the neck, head,
               wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
               {saddle-billed stork}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saddlebow \Sad"dle*bow`\, n. [AS. sadelboga.]
      The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces
      which form the front.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scutelliform \Scu*tel"li*form\, a. [L. scutella a dish + -form.]
      1. Scutellate.
  
      2. (Bot.) Having the form of a scutellum.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scutelliplantar \Scu*tel`li*plan"tar\, a. [L. scutellus a shield
      + planta foot.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the
      posterior side, of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n. [OF. escoutille, F. [82]scoutille, cf.
      Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escoter to cut a thing so
      as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck,
      perhaps originally, to cut a bosom-shaped piece out, and of
      Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth.
      skauts the hem of a garnment. Cf. {Sheet} an expanse.]
      1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished
            with a lid. Specifically:
            (a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a
                  ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for
                  covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom
                  of a ship.
            (b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.
  
      2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a
            roof, wall, or the like.
  
      {Scuttle butt}, [or] {Scuttle cask} (Naut.), a butt or cask
            with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water
            for daily use in a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seed \Seed\, n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS.
      s[?]d, fr. s[be]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat,
      Icel. s[be][?], s[?][?]i, Goth. manas[?]ps seed of men.
      world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or
                  more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a
                  currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.
            (b) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a
                  pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper;
                  as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
  
                           And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,
                           the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree
                           yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in
                           itself.                                       --Gen. i. 11.
  
      Note: The seed proper has an outer and an inner coat, and
               within these the kernel or nucleus. The kernel is
               either the embryo alone, or the embryo inclosed in the
               albumen, which is the material for the nourishment of
               the developing embryo. The scar on a seed, left where
               the stem parted from it, is called the hilum, and the
               closed orifice of the ovule, the micropyle.
  
      2. (Physiol.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm;
            -- not used in the plural.
  
      3. That from which anything springs; first principle;
            original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
  
      4. The principle of production.
  
                     Praise of great acts he scatters as a seed, Which
                     may the like in coming ages breed.      --Waller.
  
      5. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of
            Abraham; the seed of David.
  
      Note: In this sense the word is applied to one person, or to
               any number collectively, and admits of the plural form,
               though rarely used in the plural.
  
      6. Race; generation; birth.
  
                     Of mortal seed they were not held.      --Waller.
  
      {Seed bag} (Artesian well), a packing to prevent percolation
            of water down the bore hole. It consists of a bag
            encircling the tubing and filled with flax seed, which
            swells when wet and fills the space between the tubing and
            the sides of the hole.
  
      {Seed bud} (Bot.), the germ or rudiment of the plant in the
            embryo state; the ovule.
  
      {Seed coat} (Bot.), the covering of a seed.
  
      {Seed corn}, [or] {Seed grain} (Bot.), corn or grain for
            seed.
  
      {Seed down} (Bot.), the soft hairs on certain seeds, as
            cotton seed.
  
      {Seed drill}. See 6th {Drill}, 2
            (a) .
  
      {Seed eater} (Zo[94]l.), any finch of the genera
            {Sporophila}, and {Crithagra}. They feed mainly on seeds.
           
  
      {Seed gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall which resembles a seed,
            formed, on the leaves of various plants, usually by some
            species of Phylloxera.
  
      {Seed leaf} (Bot.), a cotyledon.
  
      {Seed lobe} (Bot.), a cotyledon; a seed leaf.
  
      {Seed oil}, oil expressed from the seeds of plants.
  
      {Seed oyster}, a young oyster, especially when of a size
            suitable for transplantation to a new locality.
  
      {Seed pearl}, a small pearl of little value.
  
      {Seed plat}, [or] {Seed plot}, the ground on which seeds are
            sown, to produce plants for transplanting; a nursery.
  
      {Seed stalk} (Bot.), the stalk of an ovule or seed; a
            funicle.
  
      {Seed tick} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of ticks
            resembling seeds in form and color.
  
      {Seed vessel} (Bot.), that part of a plant which contains the
            seeds; a pericarp.
  
      {Seed weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small weevels,
            especially those of the genus {Apion}, which live in the
            seeds of various plants.
  
      {Seed wool}, cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds.
            [Southern U.S.]

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   Seed \Seed\, n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS.
      s[?]d, fr. s[be]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat,
      Icel. s[be][?], s[?][?]i, Goth. manas[?]ps seed of men.
      world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or
                  more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a
                  currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.
            (b) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a
                  pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper;
                  as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.
  
                           And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,
                           the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree
                           yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in
                           itself.                                       --Gen. i. 11.
  
      Note: The seed proper has an outer and an inner coat, and
               within these the kernel or nucleus. The kernel is
               either the embryo alone, or the embryo inclosed in the
               albumen, which is the material for the nourishment of
               the developing embryo. The scar on a seed, left where
               the stem parted from it, is called the hilum, and the
               closed orifice of the ovule, the micropyle.
  
      2. (Physiol.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm;
            -- not used in the plural.
  
      3. That from which anything springs; first principle;
            original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
  
      4. The principle of production.
  
                     Praise of great acts he scatters as a seed, Which
                     may the like in coming ages breed.      --Waller.
  
      5. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of
            Abraham; the seed of David.
  
      Note: In this sense the word is applied to one person, or to
               any number collectively, and admits of the plural form,
               though rarely used in the plural.
  
      6. Race; generation; birth.
  
                     Of mortal seed they were not held.      --Waller.
  
      {Seed bag} (Artesian well), a packing to prevent percolation
            of water down the bore hole. It consists of a bag
            encircling the tubing and filled with flax seed, which
            swells when wet and fills the space between the tubing and
            the sides of the hole.
  
      {Seed bud} (Bot.), the germ or rudiment of the plant in the
            embryo state; the ovule.
  
      {Seed coat} (Bot.), the covering of a seed.
  
      {Seed corn}, [or] {Seed grain} (Bot.), corn or grain for
            seed.
  
      {Seed down} (Bot.), the soft hairs on certain seeds, as
            cotton seed.
  
      {Seed drill}. See 6th {Drill}, 2
            (a) .
  
      {Seed eater} (Zo[94]l.), any finch of the genera
            {Sporophila}, and {Crithagra}. They feed mainly on seeds.
           
  
      {Seed gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall which resembles a seed,
            formed, on the leaves of various plants, usually by some
            species of Phylloxera.
  
      {Seed leaf} (Bot.), a cotyledon.
  
      {Seed lobe} (Bot.), a cotyledon; a seed leaf.
  
      {Seed oil}, oil expressed from the seeds of plants.
  
      {Seed oyster}, a young oyster, especially when of a size
            suitable for transplantation to a new locality.
  
      {Seed pearl}, a small pearl of little value.
  
      {Seed plat}, [or] {Seed plot}, the ground on which seeds are
            sown, to produce plants for transplanting; a nursery.
  
      {Seed stalk} (Bot.), the stalk of an ovule or seed; a
            funicle.
  
      {Seed tick} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of ticks
            resembling seeds in form and color.
  
      {Seed vessel} (Bot.), that part of a plant which contains the
            seeds; a pericarp.
  
      {Seed weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small weevels,
            especially those of the genus {Apion}, which live in the
            seeds of various plants.
  
      {Seed wool}, cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds.
            [Southern U.S.]

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   Seedlip \Seed"lip`\, Seedlop \Seed"lop`\, n. [AS. s[?]dle[a0]p;
      s[?]d seed + le[a0]p basket.]
      A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered.
      [Prov. Eng.]

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   Seedlip \Seed"lip`\, Seedlop \Seed"lop`\, n. [AS. s[?]dle[a0]p;
      s[?]d seed + le[a0]p basket.]
      A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered.
      [Prov. Eng.]

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   Settle \Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin
      to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit.
      [root]154. See {Sit}.]
      1. A seat of any kind. [Obs.] [bd]Upon the settle of his
            majesty[b8] --Hampole.
  
      2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.
  
      3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform
            lower than some other part.
  
                     And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the
                     lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth
                     one cubit.                                          --Ezek. xliii.
                                                                              14.
  
      {Settle bed}, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]

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   Shuttle \Shut"tle\, n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl,
      schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all
      from AS. sce[a2]tan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte,
      shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sk[94]ttel. [root]159. See
      {Shoot}, and cf. {Shittle}, {Skittles}.]
      1. An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the
            thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other
            between the threads of the warp.
  
                     Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide My
                     feathered hours.                                 --Sandys.
  
      2. The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which
            carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper
            thread, to make a lock stitch.
  
      3. A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. [R.]
  
      {Shuttle box} (Weaving), a case at the end of a shuttle race,
            to receive the shuttle after it has passed the thread of
            the warp; also, one of a set of compartments containing
            shuttles with different colored threads, which are passed
            back and forth in a certain order, according to the
            pattern of the cloth woven.
  
      {Shutten race}, a sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp,
            along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along
            which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.
  
      {Shuttle shell} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            marine gastropods of the genus {Volva}, or {Radius},
            having a smooth, spindle-shaped shell prolonged into a
            channel at each end.

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      {Side cut}, a canal or road branching out from the main one.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Side dish}, one of the dishes subordinate to the main
            course.
  
      {Side glance}, a glance or brief look to one side.
  
      {Side hook} (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a
            board to something, as a bench.
  
      {Side lever}, a working beam of a side-lever engine.
  
      {Side-lever engine}, a marine steam engine having a working
            beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the
            engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above
            them.
  
      {Side pipe} (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe
            connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the
            cylinder of a beam engine.
  
      {Side plane}, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron
            is at the side of the stock.
  
      {Side posts} (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in
            pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle
            of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters,
            hanging the tiebeam, etc.
  
      {Side rod}.
            (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead
                  with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.
            (b) See {Parallel rod}, under {Parallel}.
  
      {Side screw} (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock
            is secured to the side of a firearm stock.
  
      {Side table}, a table placed either against the wall or aside
            from the principal table.
  
      {Side tool} (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or
            planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at
            the point.
  
      {Side wind}, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack,
            or indirect means. --Wright.

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      {Side cut}, a canal or road branching out from the main one.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Side dish}, one of the dishes subordinate to the main
            course.
  
      {Side glance}, a glance or brief look to one side.
  
      {Side hook} (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a
            board to something, as a bench.
  
      {Side lever}, a working beam of a side-lever engine.
  
      {Side-lever engine}, a marine steam engine having a working
            beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the
            engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above
            them.
  
      {Side pipe} (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe
            connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the
            cylinder of a beam engine.
  
      {Side plane}, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron
            is at the side of the stock.
  
      {Side posts} (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in
            pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle
            of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters,
            hanging the tiebeam, etc.
  
      {Side rod}.
            (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead
                  with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.
            (b) See {Parallel rod}, under {Parallel}.
  
      {Side screw} (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock
            is secured to the side of a firearm stock.
  
      {Side table}, a table placed either against the wall or aside
            from the principal table.
  
      {Side tool} (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or
            planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at
            the point.
  
      {Side wind}, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack,
            or indirect means. --Wright.

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   Skittle \Skit"tle\, a.
      Pertaining to the game of skittles.
  
      {Skittle alley}, an alley or court in which the game of
            skittles is played.
  
      {Skittle ball}, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing
            at the pins in the game of skittles.

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   Sooty \Soot"y\, a. [Compar {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS.
      s[?]tig. See {Soot}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.
            [bd]Fire of sooty coal.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;
            dusky; dark. [bd]The grisly legions that troop under the
            sooty flag of Acheron.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Sooty albatross} (Zo[94]l.), an albatross ({Ph[d2]betria
            fuliginosa}) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called
            also {nellie}.
  
      {Sooty tern} (Zo[94]l.), a tern ({Sterna fuliginosa}) found
            chiefly in tropical seas.

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   Stale \Stale\, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.;
      probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.]
      1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit,
            and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.
  
      2. Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
  
      3. Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out;
            decayed. [bd]A stale virgin.[b8] --Spectator.
  
      4. Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty
            and power of pleasing; trite; common. --Swift.
  
                     Wit itself, if stale is less pleasing. --Grew.
  
                     How weary, stale flat, and unprofitable Seem to me
                     all the uses of this world!               --Shak.
  
      {Stale affidavit} (Law), an affidavit held above a year.
            --Craig.
  
      {Stale demand} (Law), a claim or demand which has not been
            pressed or demanded for a long time.

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   Stall-feed \Stall"-feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stall-fed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Stall-feeding}.]
      To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to
      stall-feed an ox.

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   Stall-feed \Stall"-feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stall-fed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Stall-feeding}.]
      To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to
      stall-feed an ox.

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   Stall-feed \Stall"-feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stall-fed}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Stall-feeding}.]
      To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to
      stall-feed an ox.

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   Steelbow goods \Steel"bow` goods"\ (Scots Law)
      Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements
      husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing
      tenant, as being the property of the landlord.

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   Stelliferous \Stel*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. stellifer; stella star +
      ferre 8bear.]
      Having, or abounding with, stars.

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   Stelliform \Stel"li*form\, a. [L. stella a star + -form.]
      Like a star; star-shaped; radiated.

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   Stellify \Stel"li*fy\, v. t. [L. stella a star + -fy.]
      To turn into a star; to cause to appear like a star; to place
      among the stars, or in heaven. [Obs. or R.] --B. Jonson.

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   Stellion \Stel"lion\, n. [L. stellio a newt having starlike
      spots on its back, fr. stella a star.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A lizard ({Stellio vulgaris}), common about the Eastern
      Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded
      with black, with small stellate spots. Called also {hardim},
      and {star lizard}.

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   Stilbene \Stil"bene\, n. [See {Stilbite}.] (Chem.)
      A hydrocarbon, {C14H12}, produced artificially in large, fine
      crystals; -- called also {diphenyl ethylene}, {toluylene},
      etc.

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   Stilbite \Stil"bite\, n. [Gr. [?] to glitter, shine: cf. F.
      stilbite.] (Min.)
      A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of
      alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations
      of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or
      yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface.
      Called also {desmine}.

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   Still \Still\, a. [Compar. {Stiller}; superl. {Stillest}.] [OE.
      stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G.
      still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the
      idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. {Still}, adv.]
      1. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or
            sit still. [bd]Still as any stone.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      2. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the
            animals are still.
  
                     The sea that roared at thy command, At thy command
                     was still.                                          --Addison.
  
      3. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a
            still evening; a still atmosphere. [bd]When all the woods
            are still.[b8] --Milton.
  
      4. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. [bd]A
            still small voice.[b8] --1 Kings xix. 12.
  
      5. Constant; continual. [Obs.]
  
                     By still practice learn to know thy meaning. --Shak.
  
      6. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
  
      {Still life}. (Fine Arts)
            (a) Inanimate objects.
            (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which
                  represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead
                  game, etc.
  
      Syn: Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert;
               stagnant.

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   Stillbirth \Still"birth`\, n.
      The birth of a dead fetus.

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   Stillborn \Still"born`\, a.
      1. Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.
  
      2. Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem. --Swift.

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   Still-burn \Still"-burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {still-burnt}or
      {Still-burned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Still-burning}.]
      To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn
      brandy.

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   Stilliform \Stil"li*form\, a. [L. stilla a drop + -form.]
      Having the form of a drop. --Owen.

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   Stilpnomelane \Stilp*nom"e*lane\, n. [Gr. stilpno`s shining +
      me`las, -anos, black.] (Min.)
      A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated
      flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a
      hydrous silicate of iron and alumina.

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   Stool \Stool\, n. [AS. st[d3]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS.
      st[d3]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[d3]ll, Sw.
      & Dan. stol, Goth. st[d3]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ.
      stol'; from the root of E. stand. [fb]163. See {Stand}, and
      cf. {Fauteuil}.]
      1. A single seat with three or four legs and without a back,
            made in various forms for various uses.
  
      2. A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an
            evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.
  
      3. A stool pigeon, or decoy bird. [U. S.]
  
      4. (Naut.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the
            dead-eyes of the backstays. --Totten.
  
      5. A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool. --J. P. Peters.
  
      6. A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a
            footstool; as, a kneeling stool.
  
      7. Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom
            for oyster spat to adhere to. [Local, U.S.]
  
      {Stool of a window}, or {Window stool} (Arch.), the flat
            piece upon which the window shuts down, and which
            corresponds to the sill of a door; in the United States,
            the narrow shelf fitted on the inside against the actual
            sill upon which the sash descends. This is called a window
            seat when broad and low enough to be used as a seat.
  
      {Stool of repentance}, the cuttystool. [Scot.]
  
      {Stool pigeon}, a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others
            within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.

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   Stool \Stool\, n. [AS. st[d3]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS.
      st[d3]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[d3]ll, Sw.
      & Dan. stol, Goth. st[d3]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ.
      stol'; from the root of E. stand. [fb]163. See {Stand}, and
      cf. {Fauteuil}.]
      1. A single seat with three or four legs and without a back,
            made in various forms for various uses.
  
      2. A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an
            evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.
  
      3. A stool pigeon, or decoy bird. [U. S.]
  
      4. (Naut.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the
            dead-eyes of the backstays. --Totten.
  
      5. A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool. --J. P. Peters.
  
      6. A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a
            footstool; as, a kneeling stool.
  
      7. Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom
            for oyster spat to adhere to. [Local, U.S.]
  
      {Stool of a window}, or {Window stool} (Arch.), the flat
            piece upon which the window shuts down, and which
            corresponds to the sill of a door; in the United States,
            the narrow shelf fitted on the inside against the actual
            sill upon which the sash descends. This is called a window
            seat when broad and low enough to be used as a seat.
  
      {Stool of repentance}, the cuttystool. [Scot.]
  
      {Stool pigeon}, a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others
            within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.

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   Stool \Stool\, n. [AS. st[d3]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS.
      st[d3]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[d3]ll, Sw.
      & Dan. stol, Goth. st[d3]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ.
      stol'; from the root of E. stand. [fb]163. See {Stand}, and
      cf. {Fauteuil}.]
      1. A single seat with three or four legs and without a back,
            made in various forms for various uses.
  
      2. A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an
            evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.
  
      3. A stool pigeon, or decoy bird. [U. S.]
  
      4. (Naut.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the
            dead-eyes of the backstays. --Totten.
  
      5. A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool. --J. P. Peters.
  
      6. A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a
            footstool; as, a kneeling stool.
  
      7. Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom
            for oyster spat to adhere to. [Local, U.S.]
  
      {Stool of a window}, or {Window stool} (Arch.), the flat
            piece upon which the window shuts down, and which
            corresponds to the sill of a door; in the United States,
            the narrow shelf fitted on the inside against the actual
            sill upon which the sash descends. This is called a window
            seat when broad and low enough to be used as a seat.
  
      {Stool of repentance}, the cuttystool. [Scot.]
  
      {Stool pigeon}, a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others
            within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stoolball \Stool"ball`\, n.
      A kind of game with balls, formerly common in England, esp.
      with young women.
  
               Nausicaa With other virgins did at stoolball play.
                                                                              --Chapman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stulp \Stulp\, n. [Cf. Icel. st[d3]lpi, Dan., Sw., & OD.
      stolpe.]
      A short, stout post used for any purpose, a to mark a
      boundary. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Style \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[94]l.) 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.
  
      Note: Style is Old or New. The Old Style follows the Julian
               manner of computing the months and days, or the
               calendar as established by Julius C[91]sar, in which
               every fourth year consists of 366 days, and the other
               years of 365 days. This is about 11 minutes in a year
               too much. Pope Georgy XIII. reformed the calendar by
               retrenching 10 days in October, 1582, in order to bring
               back the vernal equinox to the same day as at the time
               of the Council of Nice, a. d. 325. This reformation was
               adopted by act of the British Parliament in 1751, by
               which act 11 days in September, 1752, were retrenched,
               and the third day was reckoned the fourteenth. This
               mode of reckoning is called New Style, according to
               which every year divisible by 4, unless it is divisible
               by 100 without being divisible by 400, has 366 days,
               and any other year 365 days.
  
      {Style of court}, the practice or manner observed by a court
            in its proceedings. --Ayliffe.
  
      Syn: Diction; phraseology; manner; course; title. See
               {Diction}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Styliferous \Sty*lif"er*ous\, a. [Style + -ferous.] (Bot.)
      Bearing one or more styles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Styliform \Sty"li*form\, a. [Style + -form: cf. F. styliforme.]
      Having the form of, or resembling, a style, pin, or pen;
      styloid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stylobate \Sty"lo*bate\, n. [L. stylobates, stylobata, Gr. [?];
      [?] a pillar + [?] one that treads, fr. [?] to go.] (Arch.)
      The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or
      pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are
      supported. See {Sub-base}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Stylopodium \[d8]Sty`lo*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Stylopodia}. [NL.
      See {Style}, and {Podium}.] (Bot.)
      An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous
      plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Pseudohalter \[d8]Pseu`do*hal"ter\, n.; pl. {Pseudohalteres}.
      [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Halteres}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects
      ({Stylops}). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind
      wings, of Diptera.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swaddlebill \Swad"dle*bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The shoveler. [Local, U.S.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.
      swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[c7]te; akin to OFries. sw[c7]te,
      OS. sw[d3]ti, D. zoet, G. s[81]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. s[91]tr,
      s[d2]tr, Sw. s[94]t, Dan. s[94]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for
      suadvis, Gr. [?], Skr. sv[be]du sweet, svad, sv[be]d, to
      sweeten. [fb]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]
      1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;
            saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet
            beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.
  
      2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a
            sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.
  
                     The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.
                                                                              --Longfellow.
  
      3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the
            sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet
            voice; a sweet singer.
  
                     To make his English sweet upon his tongue.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.
  
      4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;
            as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.
  
                     Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods,
                     and plains.                                       --Milton.
  
      5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.
  
      6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:
            (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.
            (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,
                  sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.
  
      7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;
            winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.
  
                     Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?
                                                                              --Job xxxviii.
                                                                              31.
  
                     Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one
                     established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.
  
      Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining
               compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,
               sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.
  
      {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.
  
      {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.
            (b) See {Sweet-top}.
  
      {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)
            (a) The laurel ({laurus nobilis}).
            (b) Swamp sassafras.
  
      {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}
            ({P. maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and
            producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.
           
  
      {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)
            (a) Either of the North American plants of the
                  umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots
                  and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.
            (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({M. odorata}) growing
                  in England.
  
      {Sweet calamus}, [or] {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet
            flag}, below.
  
      {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})
            from which the gum ladanum is obtained.
  
      {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.
  
      {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites
            sagittata}) found in Western North America.
  
      {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.
            See the Note under {Corn}.
  
      {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub
            ({Comptonia, [or] Myrica, asplenifolia}) having
            sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.
           
  
      {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})
            having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent
            aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and
            America. See {Calamus}, 2.
  
      {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter
            fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch
            myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.
  
      {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.
  
      {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar
            styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.
  
      {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary
            purposes.
  
      {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.
  
      {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.
  
      {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.
  
      {Sweet marten} (Zo[94]l.), the pine marten.
  
      {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea
            Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.
  
      {Sweet oil}, olive oil.
  
      {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.
  
      {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.
  
      {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.
  
      {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous
            ether}, under {Spirit}.
  
      {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
            moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({C. odorata}); --
            called also {sultan flower}.
  
      {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for
            sweetmeats. [Colloq.]
  
      {Sweet William}.
            (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many
                  varieties.
            (b) (Zo[94]l.) The willow warbler.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European goldfinch; -- called also
                  {sweet Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.
  
      {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.
  
      {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or
            special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.
            [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
  
      Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Saddle Brook, NJ (CDP, FIPS 65370)
      Location: 40.90420 N, 74.09550 W
      Population (1990): 13296 (5036 housing units)
      Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 07662

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   South Lebanon, OH (village, FIPS 73446)
      Location: 39.37118 N, 84.21139 W
      Population (1990): 2696 (959 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45065
   South Lebanon, OR (CDP, FIPS 68875)
      Location: 44.50644 N, 122.90200 W
      Population (1990): 1203 (463 housing units)
      Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   South Walpole, MA
      Zip code(s): 02071

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   St. Albans, VT (city, FIPS 61675)
      Location: 44.81133 N, 73.08490 W
      Population (1990): 7339 (3241 housing units)
      Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   St. Albans, WV (city, FIPS 71212)
      Location: 38.37858 N, 81.81697 W
      Population (1990): 11194 (5189 housing units)
      Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   St. Libory, IL (village, FIPS 66989)
      Location: 38.36451 N, 89.71401 W
      Population (1990): 525 (198 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   St. Olaf, IA (city, FIPS 70140)
      Location: 42.92774 N, 91.38710 W
      Population (1990): 111 (50 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Steeleville, IL (village, FIPS 72468)
      Location: 38.00753 N, 89.66074 W
      Population (1990): 2059 (920 housing units)
      Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62288

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Steelville, MO (city, FIPS 70576)
      Location: 37.96944 N, 91.35542 W
      Population (1990): 1465 (673 housing units)
      Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Still Pond, MD
      Zip code(s): 21667

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   stale pointer bug n.   Synonym for {aliasing bug} used esp.
   among microcomputer hackers.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   stale pointer bug
  
      (Or "aliasing bug") A class of subtle
      programming errors that can arise in code that does {dynamic
      allocation}, especially via {malloc} or equivalent.
  
      If several {pointers} address (are "aliases for") a given hunk
      of storage, it may happen that the storage is freed or
      reallocated (and thus moved) through one alias and then
      referenced through another, which may lead to subtle (and
      possibly intermittent) lossage depending on the state and the
      allocation history of the malloc {arena}.   This bug can be
      avoided by never creating aliases for allocated memory, or by
      use of a {higher-level language}, such as {Lisp}, which
      employs a {garbage collector}.
  
      The term "aliasing bug" is nowadays associated with {C}
      programming, it was already in use in a very similar sense in
      the {ALGOL 60} and {Fortran} communities in the 1960s.
  
      See also {smash the stack}, {fandango on core}, {memory leak},
      {memory smash}, {spam}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-05-09)
  
  
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