strahlite, stralite

[ Ger.strahlerz.] Min.: The same as ACTINOLITE (q. v.). straight ( gh silent) (1), *strayght, *straught, *streight, *streit, *streyghte, a ., adv. & s. [The same word as Mid. Eng. streight , pa. par. of strec chen to stretch; A. S. streht , pa. par. of streccan = to stretch.] A. As adjective: I. Ordinary Language: 1. Pa ing in a direct line from one point to another; right, in a mathematical sense; not bent, curved, or crooked; direct. "The streets are straight , and of a convenient breadth." -Cook: First Voyage , bk. i., ch. ii. 2. Upright; according with justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairne . "But going to first principles, nothing can be straighter or more likely to work to an employer s interest than for his jockey to back his own mount." - Referee , April 17, 1887. 3. Chaste; of irreproachable morals. ( Slang .) "The husband of Lady Usk, a virtuous lady, who, as we are frequently told, is perfectly straight and all that sort of thing."- St . James's Gazette , Nov. 11, 1886. 4. Direct, plain, open; as, a straight hint. ( Slang.) II. Technically: 1. Bot . ( of a stem , .): Not wavy or curved, or deviating in any way from a straight direction. 2. Cards : Applied to a series of regularly graduated value, as ace, king, queen, knave, ten, ., at poker. B. As adverb: 1. Directly; in a straight line; as, to walk straight . 2. Immediately, at once, directly, without delay or deviation. "To her goes he straight." Shakesp.: Venus and Adonis , 264. 3. Plainly, openly, directly. ( Slang.) C. As substantive: 1. Ord . Lang .: Straight part; straight direction; as, the straight of a piece of timber. 2. Cards : A series of regularly graduated value, as ace, king, queen, knave, ., at poker. "We always decide that a straight beats triplets. A straight is much more uncommon than triplets, and the general principle of the game is that the rare hands beat the more frequent ones."- Field , March 13, 1886. Mining: Rubbish put into old workings to fill them up. Straight is applied in its proper sense to cor poreal objects; a path is straight because it is kept pine, pit, sire, sir, marîne; gō, pot, The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia within a shorter space than if it were curved. Direct is said of that which is made by the force of the understanding, or by an actual effort, what one wishes it to be; hence we speak of a direct route or of a direct answer. straight-arch, s. Build.: A kind of arch used for the heads of doorways and windows. It is formed of vou oirs, but has a level intrados. straight-billed par