stiliferidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. stilifer; Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idæ.] Zool.: A family of Holostomata, separated by Tate from the Pyramid ell i dae. still (1), stille, *stylle, v . t. [ A.S.still an , from stille still (a.); cogn. with Dut. stillen to be still; stellen to place, from stala stall; Dan stille to still, to set, to place, from stald , stall =a stall; Sw. still a =to quiet, from stall =a place; Ger. stillen to still; stellen to place, from stall =a place.]. 1. To make quiet, to stop, as motion or agitation; to check, to restrain, to quiet, to make motionle . "Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise thou stillest them." -Psalm lxxxix. 9. *2. To appease, to calm, to quiet, to lull, to allay. IMG:content-0309.jpg:[blocks in formation] 3. To make silent, to silence, to bring to silence. ""Tis merry, 'tis merry, in good green wood, Though the birds have stilled their singing." Scott: Lady of the Lake, iv. 14. *still (2), v . t. & i. [A contr. of distil (q. v.); in sense B. directly from Lat. stillo =to fall in drops.] A. Transitive : 1. To cause to fall in drops. 2. To expel spirit from liquor by heat, and condense it in a refrigerator; to distil. "The knowledge of stilling is one pretty feat." Tu er: Husbandry; May. B. In trans.: To fall in drops, to drop. "From her fair eyes wiping the dewy wet Which softly stild ." Spenser: F. Q., IV. vii. 35.