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   saddle horn
         n 1: a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered
               with leather) [syn: {horn}, {saddle horn}]

English Dictionary: sutler by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle horse
n
  1. a lightweight horse kept for riding only [syn: {saddle horse}, riding horse, mount]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddle 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]:
saddler
n
  1. a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
saddlery
n
  1. gear for a horse
    Synonym(s): stable gear, saddlery, tack
  2. workshop where a saddler works
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sadleria
n
  1. low tree ferns with large fronds; in rain forests and on lava flows of Hawaiian Islands
    Synonym(s): Sadleria, genus Sadleria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scheduler
n
  1. computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Scutellaria
n
  1. an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps [syn: Scutellaria, genus Scutellaria]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Scutellaria lateriflora
n
  1. an American mint that yields a resinous exudate used especially formerly as an antispasmodic
    Synonym(s): blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, mad-dog skullcap, mad-dog weed, Scutellaria lateriflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
settler
n
  1. a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
    Synonym(s): settler, colonist
  2. a negotiator who settles disputes
  3. a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
settlor
n
  1. (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
    Synonym(s): settlor, trustor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
side-wheeler
n
  1. a paddle steamer having a paddle wheel on each side
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
St. Lawrence
n
  1. Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
    Synonym(s): Lawrence, Saint Lawrence, St. Lawrence, Laurentius
  2. a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
    Synonym(s): Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
St. Lawrence River
n
  1. a North American river; flows into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the North Atlantic
    Synonym(s): Saint Lawrence, Saint Lawrence River, St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
St. Lawrence Seaway
n
  1. a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior
    Synonym(s): Saint Lawrence Seaway, St. Lawrence Seaway
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stalwart
adj
  1. having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes"
    Synonym(s): hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy
  2. dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts"
    Synonym(s): stalwart, stout
  3. used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"
    Synonym(s): stalwart, stouthearted
n
  1. a person who is loyal to their allegiance (especially in times of revolt)
    Synonym(s): loyalist, stalwart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stalwartness
n
  1. the property of being strong and resolute [syn: stoutness, stalwartness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stealer
n
  1. a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
    Synonym(s): thief, stealer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steel arch bridge
n
  1. a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steelworker
n
  1. a worker engaged in making steel [syn: steelmaker, steelworker, steelman]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steelworks
n
  1. a factory where steel is made [syn: steel mill, steelworks, steel plant, steel factory]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steelyard
n
  1. a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
    Synonym(s): steelyard, lever scale, beam scale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stellar
adj
  1. indicating the most important performer or role; "the leading man"; "prima ballerina"; "prima donna"; "a star figure skater"; "the starring role"; "a stellar role"; "a stellar performance"
    Synonym(s): leading(p), prima(p), star(p), starring(p), stellar(a)
  2. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; "an astral body"; "stellar light"
    Synonym(s): stellar, astral
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stellar parallax
n
  1. the heliocentric parallax of a star
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stellar's sea eagle
n
  1. found on coasts of the northwestern Pacific [syn: Kamchatkan sea eagle, Stellar's sea eagle, Haliaeetus pelagicus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stellaria
n
  1. common chickweed; stitchwort [syn: Stellaria, {genus Stellaria}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stellaria holostea
n
  1. low-growing north temperate herb having small white star- shaped flowers; named for its alleged ability to ease sharp pains in the side
    Synonym(s): stitchwort, greater stitchwort, starwort, Stellaria holostea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Stellaria media
n
  1. a common low-growing annual garden weed with small white flowers; cosmopolitan; so-called because it is eaten by chickens
    Synonym(s): common chickweed, Stellaria media
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Steller
n
  1. German naturalist (1709-1746) [syn: Steller, {Georg Wilhelm Steller}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Steller sea lion
n
  1. largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller sea lion}, Steller's sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Steller's sea cow
n
  1. extinct large sirenian mammal formerly found near the Asiatic coast of the Bering Sea
    Synonym(s): Steller's sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Steller's sea lion
n
  1. largest sea lion; of the northern Pacific [syn: {Steller sea lion}, Steller's sea lion, Eumetopias jubatus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
still room
n
  1. a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc
    Synonym(s): stillroom, still room
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stillroom
n
  1. a pantry or storeroom connected with the kitchen (especially in a large house) for preparing tea and beverages and for storing liquors and preserves and tea etc
    Synonym(s): stillroom, still room
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
styler
n
  1. someone who cuts or beautifies hair [syn: hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sutler
n
  1. a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army [syn: sutler, victualer, victualler, provisioner]
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]:
   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]:
   Saddler \Sad"dler\, n.
      One who makes saddles.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A harp seal.

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]:
   Saddler \Sad"dler\, n.
      One who makes saddles.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A harp seal.

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]:
   Saddlery \Sad"dler*y\, n.
      1. The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the
            articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.
  
      2. The trade or employment of a saddler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Skullcap \Skull"cap`\, n.
      1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a
            headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
  
      2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Scutellaria}, the
            calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a
            helmet with the visor raised.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The Lophiomys.
  
      {Mad-dog skullcap} (Bot.), an American herb ({Scetellaria
            lateriflora}) formerly prescribed as a cure for
            hydrophobia.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Settler \Set"tler\, n.
      1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.
  
      2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or
            a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of
            New England.
  
      3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which
            settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]
  
      4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore
            suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lay \Lay\, n.
      1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having
            been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a
            layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. --Addison.
  
                     A viol should have a lay of wire strings below.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
      Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed
               according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See
               {Lay}, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical
               situation, esp. its slope and its surface features.
  
      2. A wager. [bd]My fortunes against any lay worth naming.[b8]
  
      3.
            (a) A job, price, or profit. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
            (b) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise;
                  as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees
                  for a certain lay. [U. S.]
  
      4. (Textile Manuf.)
            (a) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st {Lea}
            (a) .
            (b) The lathe of a loom. See {Lathe}, 3.
  
      5. A plan; a scheme. [Slang] --Dickens.
  
      {Lay figure}.
            (a) A jointed model of the human body that may be put in
                  any attitude; -- used for showing the disposition of
                  drapery, etc.
            (b) A mere puppet; one who serves the will of others
                  without independent volition.
  
      {Lay race}, that part of a lay on which the shuttle travels
            in weaving; -- called also {shuttle race}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stall \Stall\, n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a place, seat,
      or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G. & Sw. stall,
      stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing place; akin to G.
      selle a place, stellen to place, Gr. [?] to set, place, send,
      and E. stand. [?] 163. See {Stand}, and cf. {Apostle},
      {Epistle}, {Forestall}, {Install}, {Stale}, a. & v. i., 1st
      {Stalk}, {Stallion}, {Still}.]
      1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or
            place where a horse or an ox kept and fed; the division of
            a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or other
            animal. [bd]In an oxes stall.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      2. A stable; a place for cattle.
  
                     At last he found a stall where oxen stood. --Dryden.
  
      3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed
            for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.
  
      4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise
            are exposed for sale.
  
                     How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid.
                                                                              --Gay.
  
      5. A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the
            officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or
            partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are
            frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving.
  
                     The dignifird clergy, out of humanility, have called
                     their thrones by the names of stalls. --Bp.
                                                                              Warburton.
  
                     Loud the monks in their stalls.         --Longfellow.
  
      6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly
            inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
  
      7. (Mining) The space left by excavation between pillars. See
            {Post and stall}, under {Post}.
  
      {Stall reader}, one who reads books at a stall where they are
            exposed for sale.
  
                     Cries the stall reader, [bd]Bless us! what a word on
                     A titlepage is this![b8]                     --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Staller \Stall"er\, n.
      A standard bearer. obtaining --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stalwart \Stal"wart\, Stalworth \Stal"worth\, a. [OE. stalworth,
      AS. st[91]lwyr[eb] serviceable, probably originally, good at
      stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards
      extended to other causes of estimation. See {Steal}, v. t.,
      {Worth}, a.]
      Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.
      [bd]A stalwart tiller of the soil.[b8] --Prof. Wilson.
  
               Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of
                                                                              Brunne.
  
      Note: Stalworth is now disused, or bur little used, stalwart
               having taken its place.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stalwartly \Stal"wart*ly\, adv.
      In a stalwart manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stalwartness \Stal"wart*ness\, n.
      The quality of being stalwart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stalwart \Stal"wart\, Stalworth \Stal"worth\, a. [OE. stalworth,
      AS. st[91]lwyr[eb] serviceable, probably originally, good at
      stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards
      extended to other causes of estimation. See {Steal}, v. t.,
      {Worth}, a.]
      Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent.
      [bd]A stalwart tiller of the soil.[b8] --Prof. Wilson.
  
               Fair man be was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of
                                                                              Brunne.
  
      Note: Stalworth is now disused, or bur little used, stalwart
               having taken its place.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stalworthhood \Stal"worth*hood\, Stalworthness
   \Stal"worth*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being stalworth; stalwartness;
      boldness; daring. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stalworthhood \Stal"worth*hood\, Stalworthness
   \Stal"worth*ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being stalworth; stalwartness;
      boldness; daring. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stealer \Steal"er\, n.
      1. One who steals; a thief.
  
      2. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops
            short of the stem or stern.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steeler \Steel"er\, n.
      One who points, edges, or covers with steel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steeler \Steel"er\, n. (Shipbuilding)
      Same as {Stealer}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steely \Steel"y\, a.
      1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. [bd]The steely point
            of Clifford's lance.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay.
  
      2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.
            [bd]His hair was steely gray.[b8] --The Century.
  
                     She would unarm her noble heart of that steely
                     resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P.
                                                                              Sidney.
  
      {Steely iron}, a compound of iron containing less than one
            half of one per cent of carbon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steelyard \Steel"yard\, n. [So named from a place in London
      called the Steelyard, which was a yard in which steel was
      sold.]
      A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is
      suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a
      fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the
      longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm
      (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a
      Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form,
      steelyards.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stellar \Stel"lar\, Stellary \Stel"la*ry\, a. [L. stellaris, fr.
      stella a star. See {Star}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to stars; astral; as, a stellar figure;
            stellary orbs.
  
                     [These soft fires] in part shed down Their stellar
                     virtue.                                             --Milton.
  
      2. Full of stars; starry; as, stellar regions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. [?] alternation, the mutual
      inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. [?] to change
      a little, go aside, deviate; [?] beside, beyond + [?] to
      change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]
      1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of
            an object, as seen from two different stations, or points
            of view.
  
      2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body
            (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the
            earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional
            point, as the earth's center or the sun.
  
      {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric
            parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place
            of a body as seen from the earth and sun; as, the annual
            parallax of a fixed star.
  
      {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of
            an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the
            other, the head remaining unmoved.
  
      {Diurnal}, [or] {Geocentric}, {parallax}, the parallax of a
            body with reference to the earth's center. This is the
            kind of parallax that is generally understood when the
            term is used without qualification.
  
      {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with
            reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body
            by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the
            heliocentric parallax of a planet.
  
      {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly
            body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the
            body by the earth's radius.
  
      {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position
            undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.
            --Brande & C.
  
      {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),
            their apparent displacement when the eye changes its
            position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus
            of the object glass.
  
      {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stichwort \Stich"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      A kind of chickweed ({Stellaria Holostea}). [Written also
      {stitchwort}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chickweed \Chick"weed`\ (-w[emac]d`), n. (Bot.)
      The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially
      {Stellaria media}, the seeds and flower buds of which are a
      favorite food of small birds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stellar \Stel"lar\, Stellary \Stel"la*ry\, a. [L. stellaris, fr.
      stella a star. See {Star}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to stars; astral; as, a stellar figure;
            stellary orbs.
  
                     [These soft fires] in part shed down Their stellar
                     virtue.                                             --Milton.
  
      2. Full of stars; starry; as, stellar regions.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steller \Stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German
      naturalist.] (Zo[94]l)
      The rytina; -- called also {stellerine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gromwell \Grom"well\, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill,
      and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.]
      (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently
      used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel.
      The {German gromwell} is the {Stellera}. [Written also
      {gromill}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Starfish \Star"fish\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
            belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
            star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
            of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
            often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
            as angles to the disklike body. Called also {sea star},
            {five-finger}, and {stellerid}.
  
      Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
               See {Brittle star}, and {Ophiuroidea}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A starfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Starfish \Star"fish\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms
            belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is
            star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number
            of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are
            often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only
            as angles to the disklike body. Called also {sea star},
            {five-finger}, and {stellerid}.
  
      Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.
               See {Brittle star}, and {Ophiuroidea}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A starfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,
      n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A starfish, or brittle star.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,
      n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A starfish, or brittle star.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Steller \Stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German
      naturalist.] (Zo[94]l)
      The rytina; -- called also {stellerine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Rytina \[d8]Ryt"i*na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s a wrinkle.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong
      and manatee, including but one species ({R. Stelleri}); --
      called also {Steller's sea cow}. [Written also {Rhytina}.]
  
      Note: [b5] It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at
               Behring's Island, near Behring's Straits. It was
               twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,
               blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for
               their oil and flesh.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stilar \Sti"lar\, a. [From {Stile} a style.]
      Of or pertaining to the style of a dial. [Written also
      {stylar}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stiller \Still"er\, n.
      One who stills, or quiets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stillroom \Still"room`\, n.
      1. A room for distilling.
  
      2. An apartment in a house where liquors, preserves, and the
            like, are kept. [Eng.]
  
                     Floors are rubbed bright, . . . stillroom and
                     kitchen cleared for action.               --Dickens.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stilar \Sti"lar\, a. [From {Stile} a style.]
      Of or pertaining to the style of a dial. [Written also
      {stylar}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stylar \Sty"lar\, a.
      See {Stilar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stilar \Sti"lar\, a. [From {Stile} a style.]
      Of or pertaining to the style of a dial. [Written also
      {stylar}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stylar \Sty"lar\, a.
      See {Stilar}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sutler \Sut"ler\, n. [D. zoetelaar, OD. soetelaar, a small
      trader, especially in camps, fr. soetelen to undertake low
      offices; cf. G. sudeln to do dirty work, to sully, soil, E.
      suds.]
      A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops
      provisions, liquors, and the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sutlership \Sut"ler*ship\, n.
      The condition or occupation of a sutler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swaddler \Swad"dler\, n.
      A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. --Shipley.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Saddle River, NJ (borough, FIPS 65400)
      Location: 41.02627 N, 74.09892 W
      Population (1990): 2950 (1072 housing units)
      Area: 12.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Saddle Rock, NY (village, FIPS 64430)
      Location: 40.79435 N, 73.74929 W
      Population (1990): 832 (276 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sadler, KY
      Zip code(s): 42754
   Sadler, TX (city, FIPS 64088)
      Location: 33.68313 N, 96.84569 W
      Population (1990): 316 (158 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 76264

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Shidler, OK (town, FIPS 67200)
      Location: 36.78291 N, 96.65965 W
      Population (1990): 487 (271 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   South Laurel, MD (CDP, FIPS 73650)
      Location: 39.06960 N, 76.85050 W
      Population (1990): 18591 (7861 housing units)
      Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   St. Hilaire, MN (city, FIPS 57022)
      Location: 48.01322 N, 96.21376 W
      Population (1990): 298 (130 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   St. Lawrence, PA (borough, FIPS 67304)
      Location: 40.32600 N, 75.86495 W
      Population (1990): 1542 (622 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   St. Lawrence, SD (town, FIPS 57180)
      Location: 44.51697 N, 98.93997 W
      Population (1990): 223 (114 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   St. Lawrence County, NY (county, FIPS 89)
      Location: 44.49656 N, 75.07295 W
      Population (1990): 111974 (47521 housing units)
      Area: 6956.0 sq km (land), 352.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Stalwart, MI
      Zip code(s): 49789

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sudlersville, MD (town, FIPS 75650)
      Location: 39.18624 N, 75.85848 W
      Population (1990): 428 (167 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 21668

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   scheduler
  
      {scheduling}
  
  
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