stench, stenche, stinch, stinche

[A. S. stenc, from stanc, pa. t. of stincan =to stink (q. v.); Ger. stank.] *1. A smell; a scent of any kind. "Black bulls and bearded goats on altars lie, And clouds of savory stench involve the sky." Dryden: Homer's Iliad , i. 441. 2. A foul or offensive smell; a stink. IMG:content-0273.png:[blocks in formation] *stěnch (2), v . t . [STANCH, v.] To stanch or staunch; to stop the flow of. "Restringents to stench, and incra atives to thicken the blood."-Harvey: On Consumption. *stěnch'-fül, a. [Eng. stench; ful(1).] Full of bad smells; foul. "Smoke and stenchful mists." -Adams : Works, ii. 56. *stěnch-ý a. [Eng. stench, s.; -y.] Having an offensive smell, stinking. "Where stenchy vapors often blot the sun." Dyer: Fleece, i. stěn-çil, s . [Etym. doubtful. Skeat suggests that it is for stinsel, the original form of tinsel (q. v.), from O. Fr. est inc iller =to sparkle, to set with sparkles.] A thin plate of metal, cardboard, leather or other material (bra generally), out of which patterns, numbers, or letters have been cut. chin, bench, go, gem; thin, this; steno derm at a The plate is laid on the surface to be painted or marked, and a brush dipped in ink or color, is then rubbed over it, the surface receiving the color only through the parts cut out of the plate.