stud, studie

i. & t. [Lat. studeo; O. Fr. estudier; Fr. étudier.] [STUDY, 8.] A. Intransitive : 1. To apply the mind to books or learning; to devote one's self to study. "To live and study here three years." Shakesp.: Love's Labor's Lost , i. 1. 2. To fix the mind seriously; to ponder, to meditate; to think seriously or earnestly. "He studied how to feed that mighty host." Fairfax: Godfrey of Boulogne, v. 32. *3. To endeavor diligently; to strive earnestly; to be zealous. (1 The . iv. 11.) B. Transitive : 1. To apply the mind to for the purpose of learning; to read and examine into for the purpose of learning and understanding. "That very philosophy was now studied only to instruct us in the history of the human mind."- War burton: Julian. (Introd.) 2. To consider attentively; to examine closely into. "Happy the man, who, studying Nature's laws, Through known effects can trace the secret cause." Dryden: Virgil ; Georgio ii. 698. 3. To meditate, to devise; to think intently on. " Study help for that which thou lament est." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen, iii. 1. *4. To learn by heart; to commit to memory. "Where didst thou study all this goodly speech?" Shakesp .: Taming of the Shrew, ii. 5. To be zealous for; to have careful regard or thought for; to be anxious for; as, to study a person's interests. *stud-ý-âll, 8. [STUDY, v .] A state of pondering or musing; perplexity. "The duke was put to such a study all & fere." -Fabyan: Chronicle , ch. ccxli. stüe-běl-ite, s. [After Dr. A. Stübel; suff. -ite ( Min.); Ger.stübelit.] Min.: A ma ive mineral of reniform or botryoidal structure. Hardne , 4-5; specific gravity, 2-223-2-263; luster, vitreous; color, velvet-black; streak, brown; fracture, conchoidal. An analysis yielded: Silica, 26-99; alumina, 5.37; sesquioxide of iron, 10-18; sesquioxide of manganese, 21.89; protoxide of copper, 15-25; magnesia, 1.03; water, 16-85; chlorine, 077-98-33. Found in the island of Lipari. stüetz-ite, subst . [After Herr Stütz; suff. -ite ( Min .); Ger. tellursilberblende .] Min.: A monoclinic mineral found in crystals IMG:content-0453.jpg:[graphic] stud-y (1), stud-die, s. [STITHY.] An anvil. stud-ỹ (2), *stud-ie, s. [O. Fr.estudie, estude (Fr. Luster, metallic; color, lead-gray. Composition: A telluride of silver, the proposed formula being Ag Te. estudio ; Port. estudo ; Ital. studio .] étude); from Lat. studium =eagerne , study; Sp. fi ure of the earth in volcanic regions. I. Ordinary Language : 1. The act of studying; a setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject for the purpose of acquiring a knowledge of something not known before. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; IMG:content-0454.png:[blocks in formation] 3896 11. To make big or important; to swell out. "No need, he cries, of gravity stuff'd out With academic dignity." Cowper: Hope , 105. 12. To deceive with false and ridiculous statements. ( Slang .) stumbling self with food. stuffed, *stuft, pa. par. & a. [STUFF, v.] A. As pa. par.: (See the verb.) B. As adjective: 1. Crammed full; packed tightly. ( Lit. & fig.) (Shakesp.: Macbeth, v. 3.) 2. Having the nose obstructed, as from a cold. "I'm stuffed , cousin, I cannot smell."-Shakesp.: Much Ado about Nothing , iii. 4. stuff-er, s. [Eng. stuff, v.; -er.] 1. One who stuffs; spec if., one who stuffs the skins of birds, animals, ., for the purpose of preservation; as, a bird - stuffer . 2. A machine for packing and filling; as (1) A machine for stuffing horse-collars. (2) A sausage-stuffer. (3) A machine for saturating leather with dubbing in one part of the operation of leather-dre ing. stuff-i-ne , subst. [Eng. stuffy: -ne .] The II. Technically : 1. Comm.: A general name for all kinds of fabrics, of silk, wool, hair, cotton, or thread manufactured on the loom; as, cotton stuffs ; more particularly woolen cloth of slight texture, for linings and women's apparel, and the like. 2. Leather: A composition of fish-oil and tallow for filling the pores of leather. 3. Mining : Attle or rubbish. 4. Naut .: A melted ma of turpentine, tallow, ., with which the masts, sides and bottoms of ships are smeared. 5. Paper : Paper-stock, ground ready for use. When half ground it is known as half-stuff.