stannotype

[ Lat.stannum =tin, and Eng. type.] Photog.: A picture taken upon a tinned iron plate. stăn-nous, adj . [Lat. stannum =tin.] Of, pertaining to, or containing tin. stannous-chloride, s . [TIN-DICHLORIDE.] stannous-ethide, s . Chem.: Snii (C2H5)2. Stan no diethyl. A thick yellowish oil obtained by heating ethyl iodide and tinfoil in a sealed gla tube to 160°, and decomposing the resulting iodide with sodium of zinc. It has a pungent odor, is insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and ether, specific gravity 1'558, does not solidify at-12°, and cannot be distilled without decomposition. stannous-oxide, 8. [TIN-MONOXIDE.] stăn-năm, s. [Lat. =tin.) [TIN.] *stant, v . i . [For standeth , 3d pers. sing. pres. indic. of stand .] stăn-tien-ite, s. [Etym. doubtful, but probably after a Mr. Stantien; suff. -ite ( Min.).] Min .: A black resin found in glauconitic sands in East Pru ia. Specific gravity 1.175. Composition: Carbon, 71.02; hydrogen, 8.15; oxygen, 20-83=100. Insoluble in benzine, alcohol, . stăn-tion, 8. [STEMSON.] stăn-zą, *stănçe, *stănze, *stăn'-zō, s . [Ital. stanza ; O. Ital. stantia =a lodging, a dwelling, a stanza, from Low Lat.stantia =an abode, from Lat. stans , pr. par. of sto =to stand; Fr. stance ; Sp. & Port. estancia .] sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. IMG:content-0193.png:[blocks in formation] imbricate; petals five, inserted in or around a cre- nate, saucer-shaped disk; stamens five, styles two or three, cohering at the base; ovary two or three celled, with the carpels more or le distinct; ovules several; fruit membranous or fleshy; seeds ascending, roundish. Known genera, three; spe- cies, fourteen, widely distributed. stăph-ý-line, a . [Greek staphylē = a bunch of grapes.] Min.: Botryoidal (q. v.). stăph-y-lin-i-dæ, s. pl . [Mod. Latin staphy- lin(us); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff.- idæ .] IMG:content-0194.png:[blocks in formation] of the section, and divide it into eleven sub-families, with about 5,000 species. These are spread over the world, occurring in the dung of animals, in decay- ing animal and vegetable matter, under the bark of trees, in fungi, in ants' nests, . They fly abroad in large numbers in warm evenings after sunset. Their larvæ more nearly resemble the adults than commodities; as, a staple town. in other Coleoptera, showing their rank in the order to be low. ( Bates , in Ca ell's Nat . Hist .) stăph-y-li-nŭs, s . [Lat., from Gr. staphylinos = (1) a kind of carrot or parsnip; (2) a beetle.] Entom.: The typical genus of Staphylinide (q.v.). Labrum fi ile; tarsi always pentamerous. They are the largest of the family, and are predaceous. Pathol.: The protrusion of part of the eyeball beyond its natural position. When the affection has its seat in the cornea it is called Staphyloma cornee; when in the sclerotic a, S. scleroticæ . It may arise from the ulceration of the cornea, or from the effusion of fluid behind the lens of the eyeball. Called also Staphylosis. stăph-y-lō-plăs-tic, a. [Eng. staphyloplast ( y ); -ic.] Of or relating to staphyloplasty (q. v.). stăph-ý-lō-plăs-ty, subst . [Gr. staphyle =the uvula, and pla ō -to mold, to form.] Surg.: The operation for replacing the soft palate when it has been lost. stăph-y-lor-a-phic, a. [Eng. staphyloraph(y); -ic.] Of or relating to staphyloraphy (q.v.). stăph-y-lor-a-phy, s. [ Gr.staphyle =the uvula, and rhaphe =a suture; rhaptō to sew.] Surg.: The operation of uniting a cleft palate. stăph-y-lō-sis, s . [STAPHYLOMA.] and tome a cutting.] Surg .: A knife for operating upon the uvula or sta-ple, *sta-pel, *sta-pil, *stap-ylle, s. & a. [O. Fr. estaple , estape (Fr. étape ) = a staple or mart, from Low German stapel a heap, a storehouse of wares; Dut. stapel a staple, a pile; Dan. stabel a hinge, a pile; Sw. stapel a pile, a heap; Ger. staffel a slip, a staple; stapel =a pile, a heap. The meaning A. I. 7 is directly from A. S. stapul =a prop.] was the great staple for both Mediter- ranean and Northern merchandise." - Hallam : Middle Ages , ch. ix., pt. ii. *3. A mart, a market, a place of production. 4. The commodities sold at a mart; hence the principal commodity grown, manufactured, or pro- duced in any country, district, or town, either for exportation or home consumption. 5. The material or substance of anything; raw or unmanufactured material. 6. The thread or pile of wool, cotton, or flax. 7. The principal element or ingredient in any- thing; the chief constituent; the main part, the chief item. IMG:content-0195.png:[blocks in formation] The American Dictionary and Cyclopedia 3. Billiards : In the game of pool, an additional life bought by a player who has already lost his three lives. In a game of le than eight players there is only one star . So called from the player's color on the scoring-board being marked with a small star. ( Eng . ) "The star cannot be taken before the balls have done rolling."- Field, Jan. 23, 1886. 4. Fort .: A small fort, having five or more points, or salient and reëntering angles flanking one another. Called also a Star-fort. 5. Her .: An estoile; a charge frequently borne on the shield, differing from the mullet in having its rays or points waved instead of straight, and in having usually six of these points, while the mullet has only five. When the number is greater, the points are waved and straight alternately. 6. Pyrotechny: A small piece of inflammable composition, which burns with a colored flame. *1. Order of the Star : An order of knighthood formerly existing in France, founded in 1350, in imitation of the Order of the Garter in England, then recently instituted. 2. Order of the Star of India : An order of knight. hood instituted by the British government in February, 1861, to commemorate the direct a umption of the government of India by Queen Victoria, and subsequently enlarged in 1866, 1875, and 1876. It is conferred for services rendered to the Indian Empire, and consists of three cla es: (1) Knights Grand Commanders [G.C.S.I.): Thirty members, eighteen native and twelve European, exclusive of the Governor-General, ex - officio Grand Master. (2) Knights Commanders [K.C.S.I.], seventy-two. (3) Companions [C.S.I.], 144. 3. Star of Bethlehem: Bot.: (1) The genus Ornithogalum (q. v.), and spec. O. umbellatum ; (2) Hypoxis decumbens ; (3) Stellar i a holostea : †(4) Hypericum calycinum : (5) applied to some species of Allium. 4. Star of Jerusalem : Bot.: Tragopodon porrifolius and T. pratensis. Jerusalem is a corruption of Ital. Girasole , from its turning to the sun. IMG:content-0197.png:[blocks in formation] Eng. Hist.: A court of civil and criminal jurisdiction at Westminster, England. As originally constituted it consisted of a committee of the Privy Council. When remodeled by Henry VIII., it consisted of four high officers of state, with power to add to their number a bishop and temporal lord of the council, and two justices of the courts at Westminster. It had jurisdiction in cases of forgery, perjury, riots, maintenance, fraud, libel, and conspiracy, and generally of every misdemeanor, especially those of public importance. It was exempt from the intervention of a jury, and had the power of inflicting any punishment short of death. Under Charles I. its jurisdiction was extended to cases properly belonging to the courts of common law, 3833 and its proce was summary, and frequently iniquitous, the punishments inflicted being cruel and arbitrary, and mainly, if not solely, for the purpose of levying fines. It was abolished by the Statute 10 Charles I. "That court of justice, so tremendous in the Tudor and part of the Stuart reign, the star - chamber , still keeps its name; which was not taken from the stars with which its roof is said to have been painted (which were obliterated even before the reign of Queen Elizabeth), but from the starr a (Hebrew shetar ) or Jewish covenants, which were deposited there by order of Richard I. in chests under found in these repositories; here they remained till the three locks. No starr was allowed to be valid except banishment of the Jews by Edward L."-Pennant: London, p. 122. star-cluster, s. Astron.: A spot or region of the sky thickly studded with stars. [CLUSTER, 8.,; NEBULA.] *star-conner, *star-cooner, s. One who cons or studies the stars; a stargazer, an astrologer. "If Mars mooue warre, as star - cooners can tel, And poets eke in fables use to faine." Gas coigne: Fruites of Warre. star-cro ed, a. Not favored by the stars; unfortunate. "A pair of star - cro ed lovers." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet. (Prol.)