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t. [ To standard gold or silver is to convert the gro weight of either metal, whose finene differs from the standard, into its equivalent weight of standard metal. Bithell, Counting-House Dict. ( Encyc . Dict.) standard3 (standard), n. and a. [Early mod. E. also standerd , standert ; standard (!), standaerd , a post, pillar, column, mill post, trophy (cf. OF. est and art , a kind of torch, standaerd , an ensign, etc., of stander , a post, mill-post, etc.: see stander. The E. standard3 is thus a var. of stand er , with various senses, mostly modern. It has been more or le confused with standard1 and standard2.] I. n. 1. An upright; a small post or pillar; an upright stem constituting the support or the main part of a utensil. Specifically(a) The upright support or stem of a lamp or candlestick; hence, also, a candlestick; especially, a candelabrum rest ing on the floor in a church. Doppione, a great torch of waxe, which we call a stan Florio (ed. 1611). dard, or a quarrier. Beneath a quaint iron standard containing an oil lamp he saw the Abbé again. J.H. Short house, Counte Eve, iv. (b) In carp., any upright in a framing, as the quarters of partitions, or the frame of a door. (c) In ship - building, an inverted knee placed on the deck instead of beneath it. (d) That part of a plow to which the mold-board is at tached. (e) In a vehicle: (1) A support for the hammercloth, or a support for the footman's board. See cut under coach. (2) An upright rising from the end of the bolster to hold the body laterally. E. H. Knight. 2. In hort.: (a) A tree or shrub which stands alone, without being attached to any wall or support, as distinguished from an espalier or a cordon. The espaliers and the standards all Are thine; the range of lawn and park. Tennyson, The Blackbird. ( b ) A shrub, as a rose, grafted on an upright stem, or trained to a single stem in tree form. Standards of little bushes pricked upon their top,.. the standards to be roses, juniper, holly, berberries. ... Bacon, Gardens (ed. 1887). 3. A stand or frame; a horse. Hall i well. [Prov. Eng.]-4t. A large chest, generally used for carrying plate, jewels, and articles of value, but sometimes for linen. Item, the said Anne shall have two standard -chestes delivered unto her for the keeping of the said diaper, the one to keep the cleane stuff, and th' other to keep the stuff that hath been occupied. Ordinances and Regulations , p. 215. ( Hall i well .) The Standard , which was of mason work, costly made with images and angels, costly gilt with gold and azure, with other colours, and divers sorts of [coats of] arms cost ly set out, shall there continue and remain; and within the standard vide rent i a Coronation of Queen Anne, Wife of Henry VIII., in Arber's [Eng. Garner, II. 49. 5. A standing cup; a large drinking-cup. Frolic, my lords; let all the standards walk; Ply it, till every man hath ta'en his load. Greene and Lodge , Looking Gla for Lond. and Eng. 6t. The chief dish at a meal. For a standard , vensoun rost, kyd, favne, or cony. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), р. 165. 71. A suit; a set. Compare stand , n ., 11. The lady had commanded a standard of her own best apparel to be brought down. B. Jonson, New Inn, Arg. 8t. One who stands or continues in a place; one who is in permanent residence, member- ship, or service. The ficklene e and fugitivene e of such servants justly addeth a valuation to their constancy who are stan dards in a family, and know when they have met with a good master. Fuller , General Worthies, xi. Gas-standard, a gas-fixture standing erect and of considerable size, as one which stands on the floor, common in the lighting of churches, public halls, etc. II. a. Standing; upright; ght; specifically, in hort., standing alone; not trained upon a wall or other support: as, standard roses. Rich gardens, studded with standard fruit-trees,... clothe the glacis to its topmost edge. Kingsley, Two Years Ago, xxiii. Standard lamp. See lamp1 . standard-bearer (stan'därd-barer), n. 1. An officer or soldier of an army, company, or troop who bears a standard: used loosely and rhetorically: as, the standard - bearer of a political party. King James, notwithstanding, maintained a Fight still with great Resolution, till Sir Adam For man his Standard bearer was beaten down. Baker , Chronicles, p. 260. 2. An African caprimulgine bird of either of the genera Macrodipteryx and Cos me torn is; a pennant-winged goatsucker. M. long i pennis has The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary Standard-bearer ( Macrodipteryx long i pennis). And so was faine to liue among the wicked, sometimes a stander for the padder. Rowlands, Hist. Rogues, quoted in Ribton-Turner's [Vagrants and Vagrancy, p. 583. 2. pl . In the early church , the highest cla of penitents: a mistranslation of cons is ten tes (συνι- στάμενοι), properly 'bystanders.' When a gentleman is disposed to swear, it is not for any standers-by to curtail his oaths. Shak . , Cymbeline, ii. 1. 12. stander-gra (stan'der-grås), n. The Orchis mascula and various plants of this and allied genera. See cullion , 2. Also standard - gra , stan del wort, stander wort . stander wort (stan'der-wert), n. Same as stander - gra . IMG:content-1987.jpg:[graphic] In my childhood there was one [kind of cloth) called Stand - far - off (the embleme of Hypocrisy), which seemed pretty at competent distance, but discovered its coarse- ne when nearer to the eye. Fuller , Worthies, Norwich, II. 488. ( Davies .) stand-further (stand'fer"THėr), n. A quarrel; a di ension. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] stand-further-offt (stand'fer"Ther-of'), n. A kind of coarse cloth. Compare stand - far - off . Certaine sonnets, in praise of Mr. Thomas the deceased; fashioned of divers stuffs, as mockado, fustian, stand - fur- ther - off , and motly, all which the author dedicates to the immortall memory of the famous Odcombian traveller. John Taylor , Works (1630). ( Nares .) (b) One who or that which remains in a specified place, situation, state, condition, etc.; specifically, a tree left for growth when other trees are felled. Compare standel . They [the Dutch] are the longest standers here by many years: for the English are but newly removed hither from Hean, where they resided altogether before. Dampier , Voyages, II. i. 49. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 160. (b) The interval during which one keeps, or is supposed ting , n. to keep, an upright or standing position. Compare sit- They [Perch] may be, at one standing , all catched one after another. I. Walton , Complete Angler, p. 157. Hence-(c) Duration; continuance; practice. You, sirrah, get a standing for your mistre , The best in all the city. 4. Relative position; degree; rank; consider a- tion; social, profe ional, or commercial repu- tation; specifically, high rank: as, a member in full standing (of a church, society, club, or other organization); a committee composed of men of good standing. Of all the causes which contribute to form the character of a people, those by which power, influence, and stand- ing in the government are most certainly and readily ob- tained are by far the most powerful. IMG:content-1988.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Remaining at rest; motionle ; inactive; specifically, of water, stagnant. And thoughe so be it is called a see, in very dede it is but a stondynge water. Sir R. Guylforde , Pylgrymage, p. 49. The Garigliano had converted the whole country into a mere quagmire, or rather standing pool. Pre scott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 14. 4. Permanent; lasting; fixed; not transient, transitory, or occasional: as, a standing rule; a standing order. Standish of Decorated Pottery, 18th century. (From "L'Art pour Tous.") dish, stand + dish .] An inkstand; also, a case for writing-materials. I told him I did not like this pride and stand - offishne between man and man, and added that if a duke were to speak to me I should try to treat him civilly. D. C. Murray , Weaker Ve el, xxxii. stand-pipe (stand'pīp), n. 1. A vertical pipe erected at a well or reservoir, into which water is forced by mechanical means in order to obtain a head-pre ure sufficient to convey it to a distance.-2. A small pipe inserted into an opening in a water-main.-3. An upright gaspipe connecting the retort and the hydraulic main.-4. In a steam-engine, a boiler supply pipe elevated enough to cause water to flow into the boiler in spite of the pre ure of steam. -5. A pipe on the eduction-pipe of a steam pump to absorb the concu ions due to the pulsation and irregularities caused by the nece ary use of bends and changes in the direction of pipes.-6. An upright pipe, open at the top, used in connection with a hot-water heating system to allow room for the expansion of the water when heated; an expansion-pipe.-7. A portable pipe used to afford a high head of water at fires. One section of a pipe is secured to trunnions, while other sections are kept in a rack, and attached when required. When the hose is coupled, the long pipe is raised by means of a wheel, and the lower cent form is a derrick, elevated by two cylinders and pistons analogous in construction to these parts in a steam engine; but the pistons are moved by the pre ure of carbonic acid gas, generated, immediately as wanted, from the reaction of sulphuric acid upon a solution of sodium bicarbonate in a suitable generator. The pipe is elevated above the derrick by a wire rope, pulleys, and a hand winch. A movable butt or nozle, which can be inclined to any desired angle up or down, or turned in any direction horizontally, is controlled by a man on the lower platform of the derrick, and a copious stream can thus be poured into or upon the top of a tall building. Also called water - tower. is connected with the water-supply. Another more re