stigma disk (stigma disk)

as in Asclepias. stigmal (stig'mal), a. [ The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary So the world is become ill favoured and shrewd-pated, Rev. T. Adams , Works, I. 19. Convaide him to a justice, where one swore He had been branded stigmatic before. But like a foul, mis-shapen stigmatic , Mark'd by the destinies to be avoided. stigmatically (stig-mat'i-kal-i), adv . With stigmata; with a mark of infamy or deformity. If you spye any man that has a looke, Stigmatically drawne, like to a furies, (Able to fright) to such I'le give large pay. IMG:content-2129.png:[blocks in formation] stille = OS. still i = OFries. stille = MD. stille , stil, D. stil = MLG. stille, LG. still OHG. still i , MHG. stille , G. still = Icel. stilltr = Dan. stille = Sw. still a , quiet, still; with adj. form a- tive, from the root ( stel ) of AS. steall , etc., a place, stall: see stalll , stell .] I. a. 1. Re- maining in place; remaining at rest; motion- le ; quiet: as, to stand, sit, or lie still . Foot & hond thou kepe fulle stylle Fro clawyng or tryppyng, hit ys skylle. stigme (stig'mē), n. [ Gr . paleog ., a dot used as a punc- tuation-mark; especially, a dot placed at the top of the line, like the later Greek colon, and 3. Silent; quiet; calm; noisele ; hushed. having the value of a period.-2. In Gr. pros., a dot placed over a time or syllable to mark the ictus. [NL., Stigmonema (stig-mō-nēma), n. στίγμα, a mark, + νῆμα , a thread.] cyanophycous algæ, giving name to the family Stigmonemeæ . Stigmonemeæ (stig-mō-nēmē-ē), n. pl . [NL., Stigmonema + -ex.] A family of cyanophy- cous algæ, embraced, according to late system- atists, in the order Scytonemacex. Stigmus (stig'mus), n. [NL. (Jurine, 1807), στίγμα , a mark: see stigma1.] In entom ., a genus of fo orial wasps, of the family Pemphre- donidæ , having a large stigma to the fore wing and a petiolate abdomen. S. troglodytes of Europe makes its cells in the hollow straws of thatched roofs, and provisions them with ma es of immature Thripes . See stylar . stilar, a . Stilbeæ (stil'bē-e), n . pl . [NL., -ex .] A division of hyphomy- cetous fungi, characterized by the cohering of the spore-bearing hyp heæ into a dense and slen- der stipe. [ -ite2 .] 1. A common zeolitic mineral, usually occurring in radiated or sheaf-like tufts of crystals having a pearly luster on the sur- face of cleavage. It varies in color from white to brown or red. It is e entially a hydrous silicate of alu- minium and calcium. Also called desmine . See cut under tufted. A man that sayth little shall perceiue by the speeche of another; Be thou stil and see, the more shalt thou perceyue in an- other. Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), р. 85. The trumpet's silver sound is still , The warder silent on the hill! IMG:content-2130.png:[blocks in formation] Still musick, whilst we rest ourselves beneath Their dancing shade. Carew , Poems, p. 70. (Latham.) 5. Not sparkling or effervescing: said of wine, mineral water, and other beverages: contrasted with sparkling ; by extension, having but little effervescence. Thus, still champagne is not the non- effervescent natural wine, but champagne which is only moderately sparkling. Still alarm, an alarm of fire given by a person calling at a station, and not by the regular system of fire-signals.- Still days. See dayl. - Still hunt. See hunt . - Still life, inanimate objects, such as furniture, fruits, or dead animals, represented by the painter's art. The same dull sights in the same landscape mixt, Scenes of still life , and points for ever fixed, A tedious pleasure on the mind bestow. II. n. 1. Calm; silence; freedom from noise. He [Henry VIII.] had never any jealousy with the King his father which might give any occasion of altering court or counsel upon the change; but all things pa ed in a still . Bacon , Hist. Hen. VIIL. 2. The mineral heulandite. stilel (stil), n. [Early mod. E. also style ; stile , style , stizele , stigel (= OHG. stigila , stiagil, MHG. stiegel , stigele , a step, G. dial. ste- 2. A still alarm. [Colloq.] gel , a step), a stile, stigan (pp. stigen ), climb, ascend. Cf. styl, n., and stair .] 1. A series of steps, or a frame of bars and steps, for as- cending and descending in getting over a fence IMG:content-2131.png:[blocks in formation] 2. In carp ., a vertical part of a piece of fram- ing, into which the ends of the rails are fixed by mortises and tenons. See cut of panel-door, under door . stile2t, n. A former and more correct spelling of style1 . stile3t, n. A former spelling of style2 . stilett (sti-let'), n. A former and more correct form of stiletto . Scott , Monastery. stilet2 (sti'let), n . In zoöl ., a small style; a stylet. stilettet (sti-let'), n . stiletto (sti-let'ō), n. [ stiletto , a dagger, dim. of stilo , a dagger, stilus , a stake, a pointed instrument: see stile2, style2 , and cf. stylet .] 1. A dagger having a blade slender and narrow, and thick in proportion to its width- that is, triangular, square, etc., in section, in- stead of flat.-2. A small sharp-pointed im- plement used for making eyelet-holes and for similar purposes. Stilettos are of ivory, bone, metal, and other materials.-31. A beard trim- med into a sharp-pointed form. The stiletto beard, O, it makes me afeard, It is so sharp beneath. The very quack of fashion, the very he that Wears a stiletto on his chin? Ford , Fancies, iii. 1. stiletto (sti-let'ō), vt. [ stiletto , n.] To strike or wound with a stiletto; hence, in general, to stab. Henry IV.... [was] likewise stilettoed by a rascal vo- tary. Bacon, Charge against W. Talbot, p. 202. stilll (stil), a. and n. [Early mod. E. also stil , stille , styll, stylle ; stille , stylle , stilll (stil), v. [Early mod. E. also stille , stylle ; stillen , still an = OS. still i an , stillön = MD. D. stillen = MLG. LG. stillen = OHG. still an , stillën , MHG. G. stillen = Icel. Sw. still a = Dan. stille , make or become still; from the adj.] I. trans. 1. To make still; cause to be at rest; render calm, quiet, unruffled, or und is- turbed; check or restrain; make peaceful or tranquil; quiet. Lord, still the seas, and shield my ship from harm. Quarles, Emblems, iii. 11. 2. To calm; appease; quiet or allay, as com- motion, tumult, agitation, or excitement. IMG:content-2132.png:[blocks in formation] still1 (stil), adv . [Early mod. E. also stil , stille , styll , stylle ; stille , stille = OS. stillo = D. stil = OHG. stillo, MHG. stille, G. still = Sw. still a = Dan. stille , quietly; from the adj.] 11. Quietly; silently; softly; peacefully. Thei criede mercy with good wille, Somme lowde & som me stille. Thou still hast been the father of good news. Shak . , Hamlet, ii. 2. 42. What a set face the gentlewoman has, as she were still going to a sacrifice! B. Jonson, Cynthia's Revels, iv. 1. O first of friends! (Pelides thus reply'd) Still at my heart, and ever at my side! IMG:content-2133.png:[blocks in formation] stillages are made so that they can be tilted, and allow articles placed on them to slide off into packing-boxes, still at it i ous (stil-a-tish'us), a. [L. still at i- cius , dropping, dripping, still are , pp. still at us , drop, trickle: see still2 , v.] Falling in drops; drawn by a still. (Rare.) Imp . Dict. stillatory (stil'a-to-ri), n.; pl. stillatories (-riz). [ stillatorie , a distilling-ve el (cf. OF. F. still a to ire , a.), stillatorium , neut. of * stil- latorius , adj., still are , pp. still at us , fall in drops: see still2, v.] 1. A still; a ve el for distillation; an alembic. His for heed dropped as a stillatorie Were ful of plantayne and of paritorie. Chaucer, Prol. to Canon's Yeoman's Tale, 1. 27. In stillatories where the vapour is turned back upon it- self by the encounter of the sides of the stillatory . Bacon, Nat. Hist., § 27. 2. A laboratory; a place or room in which dis- till at i on is performed; a still-room. Marius, Armanus, as you are noble friends, Go to the privy garden, and in the walk Next to the stillatory stay for me. Beau . and Fl . (?), Faithful Friends, iv. 3. Macaulay, Sadler's Law of Population. still-birth (stil'berth), n. The birth of a life- 5. For all that; all the same; neverthele ; notwithstanding this (or that). And, like the watchful minutes of the hour, Still and anon cheer'd up the heavy time. IMG:content-2134.png:[blocks in formation] From her faire eyes wiping the deawy wet Which softly stild . Spenser, F. Q., IV. vii. 35. II. trans. 11. To drop, or cause to fall in drops. Her father Myrrha sought, And loved, but loved not as a daughter ought. Now from a tree she stills her odorous tears, Which yet the name of her who sheds them bears. IMG:content-2135.png:[blocks in formation] le thing; also, a still-born child. still-born (stil'bôrn), a . Dead at birth; born lifele : as, a still - born child. still-burn (stil'bėrn), v. t. To burn in the pro- ce of distillation: as, to still - burn brandy. stiller1 (stil'èr), n . [ still-fish (stil'fish), v. i. [ stilll + fish1 , after still -hunt.] To fish from a boat at anchor. still-fisher (stil'fisher), n. An angler engaged in still-fishing. still-fishing (stil fishing), n. Fishing from a boat at anchor, or from the bank of a stream. still-house (stil'hous), n. A distillery, or that part of it which contains the still. still-hunt (stil'hunt), v. [ still hunt: see under hunt.] I. trans . To hunt stealthily; stalk; lie in ambush for. The only way to get one [a grizzly] is to put on mocca- sins and still - hunt it in its own haunts. T. Roosevelt, Hunting Trips, p. 327. The best time to still - hunt deer is just before sunset, when they come down from the hills to drink. Sportsman's Gazetteer , p. 81. II. in trans. To hunt without making a noise; pursue game stealthily or under cover. The best way to kill white-tail is to still - hunt carefully through their haunts at dusk. T. Roosevelt, Hunting Trips, p. 118. An inferior sort of still - hunting , as practised, for instance, on Norwegian islands for the large red-deer. Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XLI. 394. still-hunter (stil'hunter), n. One who pursues game stealthily and without noise; one who hunts from ambush or under cover; a stalker. W. T. Horn a day, Smithsonian Report, 1887, Still i ard1t, n. See Steelyardı . still i ard2+, n. An old spelling of steelyard2 . stillicide (stil'i-sid), n. [F. stillicide , stillicidium, stilicidium , a falling of drops, drip- ping, falling rain, still a , a drop (see still2 ), + cadere, fall.] 1. A continual falling or succes- sion of drops. The stillicides of water,... if there be water enough to follow, will draw themselves into a small thread, because they will not discontinue; but if there be no remedy, then they cast themselves into round drops. stillion (stil'yon), n. Same as stilling. G. Scamell , Breweries and Maltings, p. 92. stillitoryt, n. An erroneous spelling of still a- tory . still-life, n. See still life , under still1 . still-liquor (stil'likor), r), n. Bleaching-liquor prepared by the reaction of hydrochloric acid upon manganese binoxid in large stone cham- bers called stills (whence the name). It is a solution of manganese chlorid. stillne (stil'nes), n. [ stilne e , stillnes (= OFries. stilnese, stilni e = MLG. stilni e = OHG. stilni i , stilne i , MHG. stilni e , stilne e ), stille , still: see stilll and -ne .] The state or character of being still. O you leaden me engers, That ride upon the violent speed of fire, Fly with false aim; move the still - peering air, That sings with piercing. [A doubtful word, by some read still - piercing .] still-room (stil'röm), n . 1. An apartment for distilling; a domestic laboratory.-2. A room connected with the kitchen, where coffee, tea, and the like are made, and the finer articles supplied to the table are made, stored, and prepared for use. [Eng.] still-stand (stil's tand), n. A standstill; a halt; a stop. [Rare.] The tide swell'd up unto his height, That makes a still - stand , running neither way. Shak., 2 Hen. IV., ii. 3. 64. In distilling , still-watcher (stil'wocher), n. a reservoir in which the density of the liquid density o given over is tested by a hydrometer in order to follow the progre of the distillation. stilly (stil'i), a. [ still ich , stillic (=MLG. still ich, stillik ); as stilll + -ly1.] Still; quiet. Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me. 2. In Rom . law : (a) The right to have the rain from one's roof drop on another's land or roof. 2. Calmly; quietly; without agitation. (b) The right to refuse to allow the rain from another's roof to drop on one's own land or roof. still i cid i ous (stil-i-sid'i-us), a. [ stillicide + -i - ous .] Falling in drops. ps. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., іі. 1. stillicidium (stil-i-sid'i-um), n. [L.: see still i- cide .] A morbid dropping or trickling. Stilli- cidium lacrymarum, the trickling of tears down over the lower lids from obstruction of the lacrymal pa ages. -Stillicidium urinæ, a discharge of urine in drops. stilliform (stil'i-fôrm), a . [L. still a , a drop, + form a , form.] Drop-shaped. stilling (stil'ing), n. [Also stillion ; appar. a variant of E. dial. stelling , a shed for cattle (=LG. stelling = G. stellung , a stand, scaffold; ef. Icel. stilling , management), stell + -ing.] 1. A stand for casks. - 2. In a brewery, a stand on which the rounds or cleansing-vats are placed in a trough, which serves to carry off the over- He takes his own, and stilly goes his way. Dr. H. More, Cupid's Conflict, st. 47. stilogonidium (stilō-gō-nid'i-um), n.; pl. stilo- gondia (NL, L. stilus , a pointed in- IMG:content-2136.png:[blocks in formation] bombastic: said especially of language: as, a stilted mode of expre ion; a stilted style. His earliest verses have a stilted, academic flavor. stimulus The stimulant used to attract at first must be not only continued, but heightened to keep up the attraction. Mrs. H. More, Cælebs, xxv. limonite.